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Popular sex and relationship education resources

On this page you'll find details of our most popular SRE resources. You may also be interested in our resources on puberty and personal hygiene.

You can borrow resources from Oak House (or from the Hospital Library by prior arrangement) - look for items with the blue 'Borrow from the Library' icon.  We've also listed some free, high quality online resources that complement our physical collection: please look for the orange 'Free Online' icon.
Contact us to book these resources for your event or training session or to find out more about what we've got and how we can help.
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Jump to view resources by topic, or scroll down to browse everything:
Abortion
AIDS and HIV
All aspects of SRE: general resources
Child sexual exploitation (CSE)
Consent

​Contraception
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General RSE resources

HIV and AIDS
Inclusion: LGBT 
Learning disabilities: dedicated SRE resources
Personal hygiene
Puberty
​Relationships
Special Educational Needs: dedicated resources
Sexual exploitation
Sexually Transmitted Infections
Social skills
​Pornography

 
Resources covering all aspects of RSE:​
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Brook.org.uk have developed high quality digital learning to empower, support and encourage you to deliver effective relationships and sex education (RSE) - based on their 55 years experience of working with under 25s. Explore their range of FREE online courses around puberty; contraception; consent; pleasure; emergency contraception; relationships; STI's; abortion and child sexual exploitation: Brook Learn. 
​You will need to register for free to access the online content at brook.org.uk
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Free resources from Brook
Brook offers an extensive range of free sex education resources including handouts, videos and posters covering numerous aspects including sex education, porn, LGBT, contraception, puberty, periods, STI's, consent, online safety, sex and disability and SEND.

All available at ​https://www.brook.org.uk/resources/​
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Family Planning Association
FPA
offers leaflets and booklets that are free to download but not available to print. These include aspects of contraceptives, STI's, pregnancy, unplanned pregnancy and abortion, reproduction, RSE (KS1, 2, 3 and 4), RSE activities manual, older people and professionals working with refugees. Available at: https://www.fpa.org.uk/professionals/resources/leaflet-and-booklet-downloads 


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​RSE KS2: The Big Talk ​
Part of the BBC bitesize series, Children from across the UK pose anonymous questions provided by their peers around relationship and sex education to a number of trusted adults.
Audience: KS2, children aged 9-12


Details: These short films were created in consultation with a PSHE education expert and are designed for teachers for use with children aged 9-12. Topics covered include: Body image, Puberty, Respect, ​Sexual health, Online safety, Healthy relationships
& Understanding gender identities. Due to the sensitive nature of the subject matter, we strongly advise teacher viewing before watching with your pupils.

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Sex- What's it all about?
Children from across the UK pose questions to trusted adults on the topic of sex.
Details: In this short film you will see small groups of children ask questions on behalf of their peers to adults they trust.

Audience: KS2, aged 9-12
​Questions covered are:  Why do some people feel uncomfortable talking about sex? What does sex mean? How do you know when you’re in love? What is an orgasm? How do some teenage girls get babies so early? What’s the age limit for legally being allowed to have sex? The issues raised are real life concerns from children aged 9-12 which were generated through RSE workshops facilitated by professional workshop facilitators. Due to the sensitive nature of the subject matter, we strongly advise teacher viewing before watching with your pupils.


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RSE KS4: Mimi on a Mission: Sex Ed


​Part of the BBC Bitesize series, Mimi takes seven teenagers aged 14 and 15, from across Britain, on an eye-opening, fact-finding, week-long trip of a lifetime to the Netherlands. Audience: KS4. For further episodes of Mimi on a Mission: Sex Ed please visit the BBC iPlayer. Due to the sensitive nature of the subject matter, we strongly advise teacher viewing before watching with your pupils.

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​​Teaching them young
Format: Online
Audience: KS4
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Description:
Three British and two Dutch teens join a primary school class of six year olds in their relationships and sexuality class. During the class discussion, they talk about who’s been in love before, and what that feels like, with one student saying it’s like “tickles in your tummy”. The children discuss same-sex relationships. This short film is from the BBC series, Mimi on a Mission: Sex Ed. For further episodes please visit the BBC iPlayer.
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Teaching Relationships and Sex Education Positively
Format: Online
Audience: KS4
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​Description:
Presenter and Youtuber Mimi Missfit and a group of seven British teens go to a 'Safe Sex' class at a secondary school in Holland.
The class is taught by Ms Blokdijk, who teaches the teens about safe sex practices, and demonstrates
how to put a condom on a fake plastic penis model, to promote safe sex and prevention of contracting sexually transmitted infections (STIs). The key is that the classes offer information to teens which they can take and use to inform their decisions outside the classroom. ​This short film is from the BBC series, Mimi on a Mission: Sex Ed. For further episodes please visit the
BBC iPlayer.

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Teaching sexting awareness
Format: Online
Audience: KS4


​Presenter and YouTuber Mimi Missfit takes seven British teens to Holland to learn from the world leaders in sex education.
Description:  In the series, the main character sends a nude photo to her boyfriend but it gets sent around her school. The group discuss this issue, and Alys says despite having an assembly about it at school, people still send them. A key message highlighted is that when you click 'send', you are sending it to the world. ​This short film is from the BBC series, Mimi on a Mission: Sex Ed. For further episodes please visit the BBC iPlayer.

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Sexpert?
Format: Film (On USB) - 2018
Audience: KS3/4 Watch a clip
Details: The drama is set over the course of a single day at school, as we follow the ups and downs of a relationship between two young people, Jack and Ellie. Thinking she may be pregnant, both Ellie and Jack face a dilemma that tests their relationship to its breaking point and leads them to an urgent visit to a Sexual Health Centre. These films consist of a drama, frank in-depth interviews with young people, and fact files which are demonstrations to camera and on-screen text (concerning contraception, STIs, and sex and the law). These are all designed to complement one another in the teaching of SRE to KS3 and KS4 students. RUNNING TIME: Drama 23 mins Interviews 25 mins Fact Files 13 mins. SECONDARY, KEY STAGE 3 KEY STAGE 4 TOPIC AREAS: Relationships; Contraception; Alcohol and sex; Sexually Transmitted Infections; Teenage Pregnancy. Contains USB stick with film and downloadable resources for use in lesson plans. 

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Great relationship and sex education- 200+ activities for educators working with young people
Format: Workbook and classroom activities
Date: 2019
Audience: 11-25
Innovative and accessible guide for educators who work with young people to create and deliver Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) programmes. Developed by two leading experts in the field, it contains hundreds of creative activities and session ideas that can be used both by experienced RSE educators and those new to RSE. An essential resource for teachers, school nurses, youth workers, sexual health practitioners and anyone delivering RSE to young people aged 11–25.





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Get Your Head Round it: Sexual Health and Relationships
Format: DVD
Date: 2009
Audience: 13+
Details: SRE DVD using contemporary puppet characters.  Includes a short film about relationships and decision making, SRE mini documentary covering attitudes to contraception, STIs, and parenting, plus a condom film. Complete with dedicated lesson plans, quizzes and feedback


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Tell Me More
Format: DVD
Audience: KS3/4
Details: Made and conceived by young people from Bluecoat School, the film uses comedy, animation and some cool special effects to portray a 1940s author who comes to life in a modern-day Walsall school. Explores topic areas around Key Stage 3 & 4 Sex and Relationship Education. View clip.


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Sex and relationship education
Format: Book
Description: a step by step guide for teachers. ​The book will be particularly helpful to PSHE coordinators, Health Promotion Units, National Healthy School Standard coordinators and SRE teachers in schools. 




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Health for life: Ages 4-7 and Ages 8-11
Health for life is divided into two books, one for ages 4-7 and the other for ages 8-11, which correspond broadly to Key stages 1 and 2 in the English and Welsh curriculum. In both books, material is presented to enable children to move through a broad- based healthy lifestyles program and then to consideration of three sensitive issues; Growing and changing (me and my relationships); Keeping safe & healthy eating; medicines and drugs


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Let's talk about where babies come from
Format:
Book
​Answers commonly asked questions from children about babies, bodies, sex, reproduction and families. Child- friendly and good read-together book for children and families.

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Sexplanation!
Format: Game
Audience: 11+
Details: Board game aimed at young people aged 11+ and adults designed to answer questions and to encourage discussion around sex and related topics.





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Let's talk about sex - growing up, changing bodies, sex and sexual health
Format: Book
​Sometime between the ages of nine and fifteen, children's bodies begin to change and grow into adult bodies - and with these changes comes a natural curiosity about sex and sexuality. This book gives the facts - biological and psychological - of sex: from conception and puberty to birth control and AIDS, including sections on the body, families and babies, and sexual health. The book's approach is simple, with cartoon illustrations and the speech-bubble comments of two characters, a curious bird and a squeamish bee, which reflect the diverse feelings children have about sex.

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Sex, Drugs & Alcohol - material for use with young people of all abilities
Format: Lesson plans and activities
Audience: 14-19
Details:  Interactive resource for young people aged 14-19 particularly those with low levels of literacy. Contains: 15 core activities plus extension activities; 25 cartoon style illustrations showing situations common to young people; support information for facilitators and teachers.





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Empathy Belly Pregnancy Simulator
Format: Interactive resource
Details: A multi-component, weighted 'garment' that will, through accurate simulation, enable female and male wearers to temporarily experience more than 20 of the typical symptoms and effects of pregnancy, including body weight gain, postural changes, shallow breathing, increase in body temperature, pressure on the bladder, increased fatigue and changes in body image.

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4boys 4 girls - talking with young people about sex and relationships
Description: Developed to help teachers and youth workers, includes photocopiable resources and visual resources.

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Giant microbes- sperm and egg models
Description: Kit containing 2 giant microbes - stuffed toys designed to look like microbes but one million times actual size. 1 x sperm model; 1 x egg model 

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The New Guide to Relationships and Sex (DVD)
Description: A sex and relationships education/PSHE DVD for young people from Life Support Productions. Complete with supporting lesson plans and resource packs and suitable for mainstream and SEND students at secondary level. Divided into five main subject areas, each with a series of video sequences exploring a range of issues facing young people in transition in an informative and stimulating way. With subtitles in large, clear text.
The DVD covers the following topics: Growing up and body changes; Periods; Masturbation and privacy; Hygiene; First dates and petting; Self examination and privacy; Sex and attitudes; Help and advice; Consent and unwanted sexual advances; Pregnancy and birth; Sex, consent and condoms; 'Yes' and 'No'; Gay and straight relationships; Sexual pleasure and contraception; Gay sex
Includes Information Pack with useful viewing notes.
Download information pack: www.fpa.org.uk/sites/default/files/new-guide-relationships-and-sex-pack.pdf
Download free lesson plans: www.fpa.org.uk/sites/default/files/new-guide-lesson-plans.pdf







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​ZONES: Board game
Audience: 11-15 years, although can be played by 16+. Ideally suited for 3 groups of 4-6 people.
Zones
 is aimed at encouraging young people to think and talk about issues including: smoking, alcohol, drugs, sex and relationships. Includes: Counters and dice, 4 sets of cards and instructions


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4boys 4 girls - talking with young people about sex and relationships
Description: Developed to help teachers and youth workers, includes photocopiable resources and visual resources.​


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Adolescents and sex: the handbook for professionals working with young people
Format: Book
Audience: KS3/4
Comprehensive and practical guide packed with useful advice on contraceptive methods, sexually transmitted infections, adolescent, legal and ethical issues. This book will serve as a useful, quick reference and all those working with young people will find it valuable reading.


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Strides: a practical guide to sex and relationships education with young men
Format: Book 
Audience: Young men
Description: Contains practical exercises and ideas.


 
Inclusion: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Trans (LGBT)
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Teaching inclusivity at school
Format:
Online
Audience: KS4
Description: 

Presenter and YouTuber Mimi Missfit takes a group of seven British teens to Holland to look at how to make schools feel inclusive and welcoming for people of all sexualities.
The acronym LGBTQ+ is introduced (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Questioning, and others).  This short film is from the BBC series, Mimi on a Mission: Sex Ed. For further episodes please visit the BBC iPlayer.


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Different families, same love
Format: Online
Audience: KS2​
Description: ​Children from across the UK pose questions to trusted adults on the topic of families.
In this short film you will see small groups of children ask questions on behalf of their peers to adults they trust. Questions covered are: How many types of family are there? Can two people of the same sex have a baby? The adult’s answers are not scripted or prepared – the video features authentic, unrehearsed responses to a variety of questions. The issues raised are real life concerns from children aged 9-12 which were generated through RSE workshops facilitated by professional workshop facilitators.
The content acts as stimulus material for teachers to prompt discussions around related topics. Due to the sensitive nature of the subject matter, we strongly advise teacher viewing before watching with your pupils.


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Children from across the UK pose questions to trusted adults on the topic of identity, specifically understanding sexual and gender identities.
Format: Online
Audience: KS2
Description: In this short film you will see small groups of children ask questions on behalf of their peers to adults they trust. Questions covered are: What does stereotypes mean? What’s the difference between sex and gender? What are the different gender identities? What do you think transgender means? When do people feel like they want to change gender? Why are there so many letters in LGBTQ? Does everyone have a sexual orientation? Why are some people gay or lesbian? Do you have any friends that are gay or lesbian? Due to the sensitive nature of the subject matter, we strongly advise teacher viewing before watching with your pupils.


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Stonewall: Best practice, toolkits and resources: 'Tackling homophobic, biphobic and transphobic bullying feels like a big task, but our practical guides and toolkits break it down into manageable steps. Our best practice guides help you benchmark your work, and our posters and easy-read guides are great to use with students'. Free to download. 


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Stonewall: Creating an LGBT-inclusive primary curriculum (download free guide)
​Bring LGBT inclusion and celebrating difference alive in the primary school classroom with our inclusive curriculum guide. From choosing set texts in English to using LGBT-inclusive statistics in Maths, our curriculum guide helps you embed your inclusion work into every area of the curriculum.



 
Healthy Relationships: Consent; Awareness of Sexual Exploitation:

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​Keeping myself safe
Format: Online
Audience: KS2
Description:
Children from across the UK pose questions to a number of trusted adults about the nature of healthy and unhealthy relationships and how relationships can sometimes change.
In this short film you will see small groups of children ask questions on behalf of their peers to adults they trust.
​Questions covered are: Can a healthy relationship change? Is there such a thing as a perfect relationship? Can family hurt you? Does a family always have to have love?

The issues raised are real life concerns from children aged 9-12 which were generated through RSE workshops facilitated by professional workshop facilitators.

Due to the sensitive nature of the subject matter, we strongly advise teacher viewing before watching with your pupils.

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Respecting myself and others
Format: Online
Audience: KS2
Description: 

Children ask questions to trusted adults about respect.
In this short film you will see small groups of children ask questions on behalf of their peers to adults they trust. Questions covered are: What is respect? Why do some people hate others because they are different? Why is being gay an insult?​

The issues raised are real life concerns from children aged 9-12 which were generated through RSE workshops facilitated by professional workshop facilitators.

Due to the sensitive nature of the subject matter, we strongly advise teacher viewing before watching with your pupils.

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Consent poster pack
Format:
Poster pack
Details: Pack contains 5 x traffic light tool posters and 5 x 'Nothing less than an enthusiastic YES!' posters

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Not my shame
Format: Book
Description: This powerful graphic novel draws the reader into the experience of trauma and dissociation caused by sexual violence. It reveals the intrusive traumatic memories and distress experienced by a victim of childhood sexual exploitation in her adulthood and follows the process of coming to terms with her past through therapy and art.


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Is this what you want?
Format: Film (on USB)
Audience: KS4/5
Details: ​A young-person friendly resource that uses drama and interviews to explore issues around domestic abuse, and what makes a healthy or unhealthy relationship. Recommended for KS4, KS5 and youth groups.
The drama shows Danny and Zoe's struggle to maintain a healthy relationship. With the pressures of having a baby in their teens and adapting to life as a family, their situation slowly descends into a cycle of domestic abuse until Zoe realises she needs it to stop, both to save herself and her baby. After getting professional help she leaves and Danny gets a chance to reassess and replay his own choices and behaviour after asking himself, "Is this what you want?". Running time- Drama 12 mins. About Domestic Abuse 3 mins. Behind The Scenes 9 mins 

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Offside workbook with DVD
Audience: Young people
15 minute film and workbook exploring appropriate teenage relationships and challenging sexual beliefs that can be associated with harmful sexual behavior. The effects of sexual abuse and the consequences of this for all involved are highlighted. The accompanying workbook contains individual and group exercises that explore healthy relationships, consent, discrimination and sexuality.
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What does consent really mean?
Format: Book
Audience: KS3/4
Description: Following the sexual assault of a classmate, a group of teenage girls find themselves discussing the term consent, what it actually means for them in their current relationships, and how they act and make decisions with peer influence. Joined by their male friends who offer another perspective, this rich graphic novel uncovers the need for more informed conversations with young people around consent and healthy relationships. Accompanying the graphics are sexual health resources for students and teachers, which make this a perfect tool for broaching the subject with teens.
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Not until i'm ready
Format: Resource pack
Description: A
 resource pack exploring knowing when you are ready for sex for young people aged 12+



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​Helping vulnerable children and adolescents to stay safe: creative ideas and activities for building protective behaviours.
Format: 
Book

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Bwise2 Sexual exploitation
Description: A preventative education pack for use with 12 to 17 year old pupil referral units, residential units and schools.


 
Pornography:
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Title: We need to talk about pornography
A resource to educate young people about the potential impact of pornography and sexualised images on relationships, body image and self-esteem
Format: Book
Audience: 11-19 years

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Teaching porn awareness
Format:
Online
Audience: KS4
Description: 
Presenter and YouTuber Mimi Missfit takes seven British teens to Holland to learn from the world leaders in sex education. 
She states that porn awareness can’t be ignored, because we are living in an increasingly digital age where teenagers, and even children, can access porn at the click of a button.
The teens watch a Dutch government sponsored advertisement on porn awareness, thinking the video may be going somewhere else.Yuri highlights how people can get a distorted view of sexuality through watching porn. ​This short film is from the BBC series, Mimi on a Mission: Sex Ed. For further episodes please visit the
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Contraception & Sexually Transmitted Infections:
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​What is sexual health?
Format: Online
Audience: KS2
Description:
Children from across the UK pose questions to a number of trusted adults about sexual health.
In this short film you will see small groups of children ask questions on behalf of their peers to adults they trust. Questions covered are: What is sexual health? Can you get ill from having sex? What is an STI? How do clinics or doctors know that people have STIs?  This short film has been made in consultation with PSHE subject experts and teachers. Due to the sensitive nature of the subject matter, we strongly advise teacher viewing before watching with your pupils.

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Condoms- how do they work? 
A short video on how condom's work to prevent pregnancy and STI's courtesy of brook.org.uk


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Sexwise: short films from the Family Planning Association (FPA)
Animated videos designed to bust some common contraception and sexual health myths with a little help from some animal friends. Freely available online. 
  • Koalas talk chlamydia: Ali the Koala has been diagnosed with chlamydia. It's easily treated with antibiotics, but how long does it take for chlamydia to go away?
  • Elephants talk emergency contraception: When Sarah thinks she might be pregnant, she turns to Sally for support.
  • Owls talk genital herpes: Trish and Abi get together for a cup of tea and discuss news from Trish's ex, Jade...
  • Pufferfish talk condoms: Joel and Ella discuss the pitfalls of sex as a pufferfish.
  • Cows talk contraceptive implants: Helen isn't convinced about the contraceptive implant until she hears from Sexwise.
  • Flamingos talk the pill: Bex and Jack chat at the skatepark about Bex's hard flip on her choice of contraception.

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Chlamydia- the secret is out
Format: DVD
Publisher: Seven Dimensions (Australia)
Date: 2008
Duration: 24 mins
Details: This DVD is fun and motivating and will stimulate great classroom discussion. It covers essential issues for discussion with young people about chlamydia. Read more.

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Infection protection:  teaching about sexually transmitted infections
Description: Pack contains teacher's notes; advice on teaching strategies; curriculum guidance; background information; lesson plans; notes on lessons; photocopiable resource sheets for students.

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Protect yourself! Eight ready-made teaching packages on contraption and sexually transmitted infections 
Format: Resource pack
Audience: KS4
Details: Meets Certificate PSHE standards

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Wrappy Meets Marc and Julia
Format: DVD
Date: 2006
Duration: 15 mins
Audience: KS4/5
Details: In this animated film, we meet Wrappy, a talking condom who gives advice to young people in a clear and funny way. In this story, Wrappy meets Marc and Julia, two teenagers in love planning to go to the next step in their relationship. As they spend the day with Wrappy, he warns them about the risk of sexual relations, sexually transmitted infections, how to recognise the most common symptoms and how to use a condom. Caution: contains some mild swearing.  View clip.


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STD Roulette
Format: Interactive game
Details: This colourful roulette game is an excellent tool for starting a discussion about sexually transmitted infections. The roulette wheel features common STIs, and the game cards present real-life scenarios that address different sexual situations. Comes with leader's guide that provides instructions and additional information about STIs. 52 cm x 71 cm.

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STD Flip chart
Description: This flip chart presents straightforward facts easing the burden of knowing what to say and how to say it. Covers common STDs, including HIV-AIDS, syphilis, gonorrhea, herpes, hepatitis B, and HPV, and how to avoid them. Six-panel flip chart has presentation notes on the backside of each panel and is 12" x 17".

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Snap clap
Format: Card game
Description: Interactive educational card game about STI's

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The STI Card game
Description: An educational game to increase young people's awareness of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and their symptoms. The game aims to provide young people with basic information about common symptoms and encourage young people to get tested and practice safer sex.


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Contraceptive Display Kit
Format: Interactive display
Audience: 12+
Details: The Contraceptive Display Kit is an ideal resource to encourage young people aged 12 and above to think and talk about contraception. Includes samples of a range of contraceptive methods, including laminated cards of contraceptive pills. Read more 

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Talking choices - teenage pregnancy prevention activity resource tool kit
Description: Teenage pregnancy prevention project existed to raise aspirations of young people and young parents and promote positive choices in regards to sexual health.
Includes CD- Rom

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Condom demonstrators
For use in PSHE lessons (condoms not included)
Description: Size: 5.75 inch (not including base)

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Condom demonstrator with ejaculation function
Ejaculates UV light-sensitive fluid showing the need for care during the application of condoms and intercourse.

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​Beer Goggles
Audience: Young people and adults
Wearers of the goggles experience the visual distortion, loss of perception, and lack of control that result from alcohol consumption. Can be used as a sex education resource (e.g. to demonstrate the effects of alcohol on the use of contraceptives such as condoms).


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Giant microbe- HPV (Human Papillomavirus)
Description: Plush model of HPV (Human Papillomavirus) from the Giant Microbes series. Giant microbes are based on actual microbes, cells, organisms and other critters, only 1,000,000 times actual size.

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Giant microbes - Sexually transmitted infections
​Description: Kit containing 6 'giant microbes' - stuffed toys designed to look like microbes but one million times actual size. Kit contains: HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) , HCV Hepatitis, Syphilis, Chlamydia, Herpes, Gonorrhea. Each model comes with card of facts about the microbe and its effects


 
Abortion:
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Why Abortion?
Description: ​Resource designed to help people explore the realities and options faced by women, their partners and families when faced with an unplanned pregnancy. Includes 20 min DVD, facilitators handbook and copies of FPA leaflets.


 
HIV and AIDs:
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Positive? https://www.learningpositive.com/
Positive? is an interactive website produced by the IPPF (International Planned Parenthood Federation) to teach young people about HIV, how it affects people in the UK, how to prevent transmission and how to reduce the discrimination experienced by those living with HIV.​  It's a multi-disciplinary resource that can be used by teachers working in science, English and media, citizenship and personal, social, health and economic (PSHE) education. It includes video tutorials to help educators build expertise and develop knowledge.  The Positive Life app invites young people to join a group of five friends and follow their lives for 21 days. They'll become more aware of the risks that some young people take when making personal choices around alcohol, drugs and sex.


 
Resources for people with learning disabilities and special educational needs
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New for August 2020: free access to 'You, Your Body Growing Up, Relationships and Sex online resource' for people with learning disabilities from Life Support Productions (free subscription required - contact Life Support to set up). 

In an easy to use format and carefully developed over the last two years, this new resource covers an extensive range of up to date topics including: Social media and being safe online; Growing up and the changes from childhood to adulthood; Periods & sanitary protection; Self examination and privacy; Menopause; Masturbation; Keeping Clean and Personal Hygiene; Relationships, love and affection; Loneliness and Feelings; First Dates; Safer Sex; Consent and saying 'No'; Sex and attitudes; Pregnancy and birth.

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Jason's private world (DVD)
Description: ​Sex education DVD for use by men with learning disabilities 

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Kylie's private world (DVD)
Description: Sex education DVD for use by women with learning disabilities

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You, your body and sex (DVD)
Description: A sex education DVD with English subtitles for use by people with learning disabilities, features content and highlights from a range of award winning videos.
Accompanying pack included for important information regarding topics covered.

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Talking together about growing up
Description: A workbook for parents of children with learning disabilities to help support children learn about the changes that happen when they are growing up. Talking together is for children at the stage of puberty when their bodies start to change, or just before. 

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Puberty and sexuality for children and young people with a learning disability (a supporting document for National Curriculum objectives)
Format: Book
Audience: Learning disabled children and young people between the ages of 9-18 years
Description: Designed to include the needs of children and young people with severe learning disability to deliver extensive knowledge appropriate and equally comparable to their mainstream peers. Uses an array of visual and tactile resources to enable children to maximise their learning including dance and movement, anatomically correct dolls, role play and experimental learning. Can be used with both individuals and groups of children and is effective in school, residential and home environments.

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Living your life - The sex education and personal development resource for special educational needs
Description: Developed for PSHE teachers and others working in both mainstream and special schools with young people who have learning disabilities

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The New Guide to Relationships and Sex (DVD)
Description: A sex and relationships education/PSHE DVD for young people from Life Support Productions. Complete with supporting lesson plans and resource packs and suitable for mainstream and SEND students at secondary level. This title is available as a DVD and as an online resource. Divided into five main subject areas, each with a series of video sequences exploring a range of issues facing young people in transition in an informative and stimulating way. With subtitles in large, clear text.
The DVD covers the following topics: Growing up and body changes; Periods; Masturbation and privacy; Hygiene; First dates and petting; Self examination and privacy; Sex and attitudes; Help and advice; Consent and unwanted sexual advances; Pregnancy and birth; Sex, consent and condoms; 'Yes' and 'No'; Gay and straight relationships; Sexual pleasure and contraception; Gay sex
Includes Information Pack with useful viewing notes.
Download information pack: www.fpa.org.uk/sites/default/files/new-guide-relationships-and-sex-pack.pdf
Download free lesson plans: www.fpa.org.uk/sites/default/files/new-guide-lesson-plans.pdf

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