Practice examples - South West
Dual focus on teacher and parent competence
developed by local authority and PCT with support from national
agencies
In Cornwall, the local authority and PCT have developed a dual
focus on building the skills of teachers and parents for SRE; and
are utilising the expertise of their staff team as ‘external
visitors’ to support schools to achieve this.
Strategic development for on-site FE
services 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.
Brook outreach in Bristol
schools
Specialised sexual health services are
provided by Brook in Bristol's schools and colleges. The
independent evaluation of this service can also be accessed through
this case-study.
Three tier referral system at Bridgwater
College
By developing links with a local practice the college is
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.
School based
health services: Swindon's story [PDF 115KB]
Presentation delivered at a Sex Education Forum Conference on
schools and sexual health services, April 2009.