Sex & relationships education

Are you getting it right? A toolkit for consulting young people on sex and relationships education
An SRE audit ‘toolkit’, has been developed by the Sex Education Forum, to help schools canvas young people’s opinions on what they think they should learn about at various ages. They will also be asked how and by whom they think their SRE should be delivered – with choices ranging from their teacher or peer educators to outside experts.(Feb 2008)

Laying the Foundations:Sex and Relationships Education in Primary Schools- Anna Martinez, Vanessa Cooper -NCB
This resource supports staff in developing their SRE policy and practice.

Faith, Values and Sex & Relationships Education
This book outlines approaches and strategies for developing effective sex and relationships education policy and practice in a multi-faith and multi-cultural society. Aimed at teachers and all those who support teachers, including LEA Advisory Teachers and Local Healthy School Coordinators, the resource will also be useful for educators in other settings, including the youth service and pupil referral units.

Sex, Alcohol and Other Drugs: Exploring the links in young people’s lives
For many young people, sexual activity and the use of alcohol and other drugs are entwined, while the support and education we offer them often treats these issues in isolation. Drawing heavily on the perspectives of young people, professionals and research, this book provides a much needed foundation for developing policy and practice that is relevant to young people’s lives.

SRE- are you getting it? UK Youth Parliament
UKYP is committed to ensuring that each young person across the UK, receives the same high-level standard of sex and relationship education (SRE). Read about the campaign and download the report

Sex and Relationships Education Guidance (DfES 2000) [PDF183 kb]

Sex Education Forum
The national authority on sex and relationships education (SRE), the Forum believes that good quality SRE is an entitlement for all children and young people.

Useful resources from the Sex Education Forum,
Primary, secondary and special educational needs.


The PSHE Association is a  member of the Sex Education Forum, we will include updates from meetings on this page:

Presentations from Sex Education Forum meeting, March 08
Promoting Pupil Well-being & SRE- DCSF( Powerpoint)
Professionals' Views on Delivering SRE & SRE's role in Pupil well-being- Pam Alldred, Brunel University ( Powerpoint)

Family Planning Association
Family Planning Association  (fpa) is the UK's leading sexual health charity working to improve the sexual health of all people throughout the UK.

Speakeasy-from the Family Planning Association
Training for parents and carers to acquire the confidence and skills they need to talk to their children about sex and sexuality. 

Brook
Brook, the charity providing free and confidential sexual health advice for young people, have an array of sex education resources, training manuals, leaflets and brochures.

Guidance for parents
A useful list of organisations who offer support to parents with sex and relationships education [SEF Word doc]