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Sexual health youth work resources

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A round-up of sexual health resources to use with young people during youth work sessions. Topics include STIs, contraception, teenage pregnancy and sex education.

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From Youth Work Now and Children & Young People Now

alt=''Youth work activities: Relationships Games and exercises that aim to create opportunities for young people to reflect on positive relationships and discuss ways of communicating what they want, as well as offering accurate information on contraception. Includes "relationship cards" and "acceptable/unacceptable" sheet. 

Log on to: sex education A round-up of sites offering quizzes, games, advice and other resources for use with young people. Includes the Sperm Catcher game and a text-speak debate on masturbation for young Muslims.

Six of the best: sex education resourcesA round-up of paid-for resources to use with young people such as fake bumps, electronic babies and board games.

Essential sexual health resources A round-up of paid-for resources such as safer sex kits, DVDs and a model pair of testicles with embedded tumour.

alt=''Advice on...sexual health A Q&A on sexual health written by Brook, aimed at youth workers, with a round-up of useful advice and information websites

Advice on...contraception A Q&A on contraception written by FPA, aimed at youth workers, with a round-up of other useful sites.

Talking point: What is the best way to discuss sex with young people? Suggestions, including role plays, on how to get young people discussing safe sex


Other resources


Videos

TheSite.org's sex and relationship videos Includes "GUM clinic virtual tour" and "How to accept yourself as gay" as well as "How to undo her bra"

Sexual Health and support available Teachers can draw on the range of guidance and support for pupils relating to their sexual health, their need to maintain personal safety and to consider the consequences of their actions on others.

NHS Choices Information on different types of contraception.

 

Activities

Teen Life Check is an NHS resource - a lifestyle questionnaire is followed by suggestions of goals that can be set, including in sexual health, as well as videos.

FPA A pick ’n’ mix of sex and relationships education activities.


Packs

The Baby Borrowers Youth Work Pack The BBC followed up its Baby Borrowers series by producing free packs for teachers and youth workers. The youth workers' pack includes four 20-minute DVDs, which present an overview of the experiment, look at the relationships between the couples and parenting, and focus on one couple, Carl and Kayleigh.

Uderage Pregnancy Eight specially edited stories from the bbc Three documentary series, Underage and Pregnant. Each chapter is accompanied by session plans, which address different aspects of teenage pregnancy, sexual health, relationships and parenting.

 

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