Our team offers free relationships and sex education teacher training support to all state middle and secondary schools in Dorset, and BCP.
RSE is mandatory, and it is crucial that schools have trained staff to deliver these education sessions effectively. We are here to equip schools with everything they need and help them gain the skills and confidence to provide relationships and sex education to support the wellbeing of young people.
Please email us dhc.sexualhealth.promotions@nhs.net for further information on how we can support the delivery of RSE through our various offers which include FREE direct RSE delivery to students in state schools and local authority-maintained schools. We also have a comprehensive offer for fee-paying schools and charities which is available at a cost.
We offer RSE teacher training to give teachers the confidence to deliver Relationships and Sex Education to their students. This covers the following learning outcomes:
We can provide this training over (usually runs 3.30pm-5.30pm but we can be flexible):
We also offer a teacher training condensed 2-hour session with an overview of RSE which covers the following learning outcomes:
Alongside the training, we provide an RSE core package, free of charge for state schools. This contains lesson plans, PowerPoints and all the resources needed to deliver 5 RSE sessions covering:
For pupils with a learning difficulty we offer the following sessions:
In addition, we can also offer specialised lessons on:
Students should have received the core RSE package before having additional specialised lessons.
Arrange for one of our experienced Teaching Support Workers to deliver the RSE lessons directly to your students. These sessions can help schools meet their statutory requirements for delivering RSE and are charged at various rates as indicated below.
This offer is for classes of 30 students and costs £100. This core package consists of 1-hour lessons on:
You can choose to have just one lesson or all three.
We offer a targeted relationships and sex education programme to young people who are most vulnerable and have access to learning centres. This service is free of charge.
This 4-week programme covers:
We can offer an additional programme on LGBTIPQ+ (Different and Transforming Society). Students would need to of received the 4-week programme before this one and a charge may apply.
This 5-week programme covers:
We can offer an additional programme on LGBTIPQ+ (Different and Transforming Society). Students would need to of received the 5-week programme before this one and a charge may apply.
We offer refresher sexual health advice and information sessions to those aged 16 years and older. This is available for classes of 30 students and costs £100.
Our Sexual Health Advisors can also deliver a sex-session programme to students aged 16 years and over with learning difficulties. These are 90-minute lessons for groups of 10 and are charged at £175 per lesson which includes two educators. This programme covers lessons in:
The cost is reduced to £130 if more than one lesson is delivered per day.
Please contact dhc.sexualhealth.promotions@nhs.net to discuss availability and costs of any of the training and resources discussed in the state school offer page.
To make an appointment or for further advice, please call:
0300 303 1948
Phoneline open 08:15-16:45 Monday-Friday
(closed 12:30-13:30 for lunch)
