RELATIONSHIPS, SEX AND HEALTH EDUCATION 101
Written by an experienced relationships, sex and health education (RSHE) trainer, this comprehensive guide to RSHE covers all you need to know to teach pupils aged 11+.
Covering peer pressure, effective communication, self-esteem, confidence building, and consent alongside the topics of contraception, sexually transmitted infections and more, this extensive guide offers information and inclusive teaching ideas, worksheets, and activities for groups of young people to learn and have fun at the same time.
This approachable, flexible, and easy-to-use resource is an essential tool for anyone whose role it is to deliver relationships and sex education, in a classroom setting or in the wider community.
The chapters and activities in this book have been inspired and supported by the many young people and educators who have taken part in my relationships and sex education workshops, staff training, focus groups and Zooms! Thank you to the local communities, schools and youth groups that have provided
me with the space to practise and tweak the materials featured and for always sharing open and honest feedback with me, including The Queen Katherine, St Damian’s, and
Droylsden Academy. And thank you also to all of the girls who took part in my Sunday sessions as part of the girls’ group. Your evaluations and ideas have been invaluable.
Table of contents
Get a look at all of the content covered in the book. Everything you need to know is inside.
PART 1: pREPARING TO TEACH RSE
1
Relationships, Sex and Education
2
Your Role as a Sex Educator
3
Techniques for Teaching Sex Education
4
Language and Terminology
5
Sex Education Pathway of Timeline
About the author
Kerry Wolstenholme (Cabbin)
Kerry is a sex educator and trained multimedia journalist. She works as a youth and community worker and has over 28 years’ experience working with children young people and their families.
She was the founder of Tough Cookies Education (2015 – 2023) a company providing workshops and training to educate young people about RSHE topics.
Reviews
★★★★★
A ground-breaking, confidence-building toolkit that inspires and empowers teachers to explore their own attitudes, values and opinions. High-quality resources that promote sensitive, honest, open and respectful discussions on relationships, sex and health in the classroom. Transformative, inclusive and highly engaging – I would thoroughly recommend!
Mary Henshaw, Deputy Headteacher, St Damian’s RC Science College
★★★★★
Powerfully informative and rich with pedagogical practice, Cabbin’s toolkit will equip practitioners with the knowledge and confidence to educate and support our young people.
E. Beach, Director of the Huddersfield Horizon SCITT (ITE provider)