Practice examples: further education
This section lists all case-studies about the development of
on-site sexual health services and SRE in further education
settings.
There are four categories; those about young people's
involvement, those describing strategic approaches across local
authority area, those about enabling vulnerable young people to
access services and those describing initiatives based in
individual colleges.
Case-studies about young people's involvement in SRE and
sexual health service design, delivery and
evaluation (published March 2011)
West Thames College – involving
young people in service development
Student
involvement has been key in the development and everyday
running of an on-site confidential drop-in centre. Young
people are encouraged to get involved in promoting the service by
becoming volunteers.
Learner voice central to support
for Leicestershire colleges developing SRE
A
dedicated sex and relationships education advisor for further
education has been appointed to support colleges in Leicester
City and Leicestershire develop their provision. By working across
several colleges the advisor is able to show each college what
others are doing.
Varied opportunities for youth
involvement at Woodhouse College
The college
provides students with many opportunties to make a difference
and have a voice; peer education, the college council and work
done with the charity Envision.
Peer mentors at Wigan and Leigh
College
Wigan and Leigh College have developed a
sustained programme of activities with peer mentors who work
alongside the college nurses.
Peers educators get the
conversation started
A simple but effective peer
education model gets students talking about relationships, safer
sex, health and well-being at Brighton Hove and Sussex Sixth Form
College (BHASVIC).
Case-studies describing strategic service
development across an area (published January 2010)
Taking a
strategic approach to sexual health service development in further
education
This briefing sets out the benefits of
service provision being coordinated across several colleges within
a local authority area and includes case-studies describing the
strategic approach taken in five local authority areas. It will be
of particular interest to sexual health service commissioners, FE
senior leaders and professionals working in FE-based sexual health
services.
Outreach service enables access
in Worcestershire
Worcestershire PCT run a young people's health service in all FE
and sixth form colleges in the county which is complimented by
outreach work to vulnerable young people who do not or cannot
access mainstream sexual health services.
Leicester and Leicestershire FE
Network
This case study looks at how the Leicester and Leicestershire
network identified training needs by consulting with leads from
each institution as well as arranging for the support of condom
services locally through the Community Safer Sex Proejcts.
College-based sexual health services sustained
within a network in southampton
A case study on how Southampton approached sustaining college-based
specialist sexual health services within a network of linked health
provision from college staff and other multi-agency partners, based
on the foundation of young people’s participation.
Sexual health outreach services in
Croydon colleges
Sexual health outreach services have been set up in all three
Croydon colleges and run by the young people's sexual health
outreach nurse.
Wigan PCT working strategically to
provide sexual health services for all FE
pupils
Services were developed between
Public Health (in PCT), FE colleges in Wigan and college
nurses. The strategic working has enabled the services to
increase from employing one nurse to three.
Equal opportunity of access to sexual
health services for all FE pupils in
Gloucestershire
Driven by
a key professional with a health remit, Gloucestershire
has taken a move to work more strategically when developing sexual
health services in further education settings.
A coordinated approach across
Hampshire
This case study charts the progress of the Teeenage Pregnancy
Partnership in Hampshire who have taken a cross-county approach to
developing sex and relationships education for young people in
further education settings.
Staff training across
Leicestershire
A thorough and ongoing training programme enables non-medical staff
at Loughborough College to run a sexual health drop-in with
confidence and competence.
Case-studies about enabling vulnerable young people to
access services (published October
2010)
Student advocates promoting positive
attitudes to LGBT young people in college
A team
of student advocates at an FE college in the North West
are very keen to actively address the issue of homophobia and
transphobia. Activities have included running a stall during
induction week, being a part of ‘Staying Safe’
week and displaying posters around the college
to promote local specialised agencies.
Promoting an inclusive
culture
The Sixth Form College, Farnborough, have
set up a Gay Straight Alliance (GSA), which is a group that
supports LGBT students but also welcomes straight
students. The GSA has been running for the past two years
and the general feel is that that openly
gay students do feel well supported.
Student support staff lead on new
communication materials for students with learning
disabilities
Student support staff at Lincoln College have designed a range
of materials addressing relationships and issues around sex for
young people with learning disabilities. Young people
with learning disabilities were consulted and as the support staff
work closely with them in the college they were well placed to have
an honest conversation about what information they needed.
Services on
wheels
Blackburn College runs a mobile sexual health service which
provides packs with a selection of condoms, lubricant and
chlamydia testing kits. The outreach worker is pro-active in
talking to all students and has a visible presence walking around
the four college sites.
Structured SRE programme for
young people with epilepsy and other special educational
needs
The Further Education College at the
National Centre for Young People with Epilepsy (NCYPE) runs an
intensive SRE course in small single-sex groups as part of the
Life Skills programme.
Health themed coffee mornings for
young women and young men
Creating a safe
space for young women and young men to talk separately about health
and well-being topics helped widen access to the on-site sexual
health service at City and Islington Sixth Form College.
Sex and relationship education
programme for young people with Asperger
Syndrome
A programme developed in South Nottingham College to meet
the needs of young people with Autistic Spectrum Disorders
(ASD).
Case-studies describing sexual health service
development in individual colleges (published 2007-9)
Chlamydia testing at Middlesbrough
College
With the help of student services the local Chlamydia screening
programme has run a very effective testing event at Middlesbrough
and other colleges in the region.
Condom scheme at Bishop Auckland
College
This case-study spells out the costs of running a condom
distribution scheme.
Health groups for young people
Describes a young men's health group, a young women's health group,
a young LGBT health group and a young parents group at Bishop
Auckland College.
Peer mentors help young people to access
services
As part of the county-wide condom card
scheme Year 12 students at a community high school in
Northumberland complement the work of the school nurse.
Wirral Metropolitan College in collaboration
with Wirral PCT
Describes the development of a new service - including a needs
assessment which was carried out with young people.
Wigan and Leigh
College
When the college set up an on-site sexual
health service they developed creative approaches to engaging
college staff and students.
Huddersfield Technical College: Choices Centre gets
national recognition
Case-study about the winner of the 2007 Pamela Sheridan Award for
excellence in Sex and Relationships Education.
Sheffield College: building consensus and
support
Charts the development of a confidentiality policy with
multi-agency participation.
York
College: improving retention and achievement
Describes a nurse-led sexual health drop-in set up on the college
site and the education delivered in tutorial by a specialist to
improve young people's sexual health knowledge and understanding
about the services available.
Inclusive awareness raising at Loughborough
College
Young people at Loughborough further
education college benefit from a range of enrichment activities
that raise awareness about sexual health in a way which is
sensitive to diversity.
Sexual health high on the agenda at E2E
provider ‘Biscom’ in Birmingham
An example of a work-based learning provider that has built sexual
health into young people's induction programme and developed
signposting to local services.
Getting started! Long Road Sixth Form College,
Cambridge
This case-study describes the process of setting up a sexual health
service from identifying a need for a service right through to
launch day in 5 steps.
Three tier referral system at Bridgwater
College
By developing links with a local practice the college are able to
improve young people's access to health advice and services.
North
Devon College
Young people have been accessing sexual health services on the
college site for over 14 years and can access a full range of
contraception on-site.
No Worries in Wiltshire
Staff and young people at Wiltshire College have trained together
so that they can promote better sexual health to students in
college.
Camden and Islington: mock visits to local
clinics
An effective method of targeting young people attending further
education who face particular barriers in accessing sexual health
services.