Resources

Sex Education Forum factsheets, briefings and other publications to help those involved in planning and delivering sex and relationships education (SRE). All the resources in this section are listed below - for more details click on the section headings.

For lists of SRE materials produced by other organisations see question 4 in the FAQs and the resource lists for primary, secondary and special schools listed under SRE in different settings below.

Planning and delivering SRE

 

Building Good Quality SRE

Sex and relationships education framework (2005)
Effective learning methods: approaches to teaching about sex and relationships within PSHE and Citizenship (2005)
Whole school approach to PSHE and Citizenship (2006)
Talk to your children about sex and relationships: support for parents (2003)
Sex and Relationships Education: support for school governors (2003)
Assessment, Evaluation and Sex and Relationships Education: a practical toolkit for education, health and community settings (2004)

Involving Young People

Are you getting it right? A toolkit for consulting young people on sex and relationships education (2008)
Young People's Charter on Sex and Relationships Education (2008)

Meeting the needs of diverse young people

Boys and young men: developing effective sex and relationships education in schools (2006)
Sex and relationship education for children and young people with learning difficulties (2004)
Meeting the needs of girls and young women in sex and relationships education (2000)
Faith, values and sex and relationships education (factsheet, 2004)
Faith, Values and Sex & Relationships Education (book, 2002)

Understanding the law

Sexual Offences Act (SEF briefing, 2003)
Sexuality & SRE - The End of Section 28 [PDF 86KB]

Sex and relationships topics

Sex, alcohol and other drugs: exploring the links - a policy briefing (2004)
Exploring the links between sex, alcohol and other drugs in young people's lives: a briefing for practioners (2004)
Sex, alcohol and other drugs: Exploring the links in young people's lives (2004)
Sex, alcohol and other drugs: Exploring the links in young people's lives (2004)
Teaching and learning about HIV: a resource for Key Stages 1 to 4 (2003)
Sexual orientation, sexual identities and homophobia in schools (2005)
Addressing healthy relationships and sexual exploitation within PSHE in schools (2006)

SRE in different settings

Sex and relationships education for primary age children (2002)
Laying the Foundations: Sex and Relationships Education in primary schools (2006)
Sex and relationships education for primary school children: resource list
Sex and relationships education for secondary school children: resource list 
Sex and relationships education in pupil referral units: a practical guide (2004)
Sex and relationships education for children with learning difficulties or disabilities: resource list
Sex and relationship education for children and young people with learning difficulties (2004)
Sex and relationships education: a guide for independent schools and those working with them (2003)
Sex and relationships education with young people in non-formal settings (2006)

Sexual health services and young people

Developing on-site sexual health services in secondary education: a resource pack (2009)
National mapping survey of on-site sexual health services in education settings: provision in schools and pupil referral units (2008)
National mapping survey of on-site sexual health services in education settings: provision in FE and sixth form colleges (2008)
Engaging young people in service promotion and development (2008
Confidentiality: promoting young people's sexual health and well-being in secondary schools (2007)
Improving Access to Sexual Health Services for Young People in Further Education Settings (2007)
Secondary schools and sexual health services: forging the links (2003)

Resources Archive

Delivering sex and relationships education within the youth service (2002)
Ensuring entitlement: sex and relationships education for disabled children (2001)
Working with young people in sexual health settings: a provider's guide (2001)
Taking the initiative: positive guidance on sex and relationships education for secondary schools (2000)
Peer education approaches to sex and relationships education (1999)
Talking about sex and relationships with children and young people in public care (1998) 
Teaching about contraception (1997)
Supporting the needs of boys and young men in sex and relationships education (1997)
Developing partnerships in sex education: a multi-cultural approach (1996) Guidelines on the effective use of outside visitors in school sex education (1996)