Policy context: Implementation and the role of schools.

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Policy context Implementation and the role of
schools.

• Molly Robertson
• Sexual Health and HIV Team
• Scottish Government

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Sexual Health in Scotland

• Teenage pregnancy rate of 55.7 pregnancies per
  1,000 females
• 4 times higher pregnancy rate and ten times
  higher delivery rate in most deprived communities
• Termination rate 12.4 per 1,000 females. Double
  the rate in deprived areas.
• STIs general increase in diagnoses over the
  past 5 years.

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Sexual Health and Wider Policy Context

• Respect and Responsibility to promote a broad
  understanding of sexual health and sexual
  relationships that encompass emotions, attitudes
  and social context
• The Early Years Framework, Equally Well and
  Achieving our Potential

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Work at national level to help support delivery

• Learning and Teaching Scotland
• Partnership concordat between NHS Health Scotland
  and LTS
• On agenda of National Sexual Health and HIV
  Advisory Committee
• Level of engagement between health and education
  is part of sexual health performance management
  arrangements

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Routes to success of RSHP programmes

• Close engagement and buy-in at senior level in
  local authority and health board
• Whole school approach to HWB.
• Confidence of teachers to deliver is key.
• -Training out of the classroom pays dividends.
• Creative approaches to delivery.
• Work on RSHP at school can help to engage with
  parents on other issues
• Use of evidence-based materials

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