School nurses, governors, heads and teachers are now seeing the benefits of the sexual health services they have introduced.
Schools that have set up both on-site services and a good quality sex and relationship education (SRE) programme have reported a decrease in teenage pregnancies. Services are piloted in a couple of schools and, if successful, are being expanded to cover the majority of schools in the area.
In some cases the demand from schools wanting to set up services has outstripped local health staff capacity and multi-agency partnerships are needed to extend staff numbers. Youth workers are skilled at engaging young people socially at break times and linking them with relevant services.
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