Teenage Pregnancy

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• Teenage Pregnancy
• Scrutiny Seminar
• The contribution that Sex and Relationships
  Education can make to help reducing teenage
  pregnancies within diverse contexts
• 28 September 2006

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St Lukes and Swing Gate Schools

• St Lukes - Osted 2004 teaching and learning in
  PSHCE very good
• Some excellent interactive work
  theatre-in-education, handle m fm
  contraceptives, ICT programmes
• Swing Gate First School Nursery - Ofsted 2005
  School Council democratic representation
  councillors involved in team work
• Focus here is on skill building for life

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Statutory SRE policies

• The role of a schools governing body and
  headteacher in the determination of a schools
  policy is crucial. The policy defines SRE and
  how SRE is provided, monitored and evaluated.
• Sex and Relationship Education Guidance
  (DfEE 2000)
• The PSHE Advisers monitoring of policies
  since April 2006 shows of 208 returns, 205
  schools have policies. Guidance is provided to
  schools.

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Main elements of SRE and ECM

• Acquiring knowledge and understanding
• Exploring attitudes and values
• Developing personal and social skills
• (Sex and Relationship Education Guidance (DfEE
  2000)
• Links with Every Child Matters outcomes
• Being healthy, Staying safe, Enjoying and
  achieving, Making a positive contribution,
  Achieving economic wellbeing

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Arnett Hills JMI and Tring Schools

• Arnett Hills JMI School Y5 teacher pupils wrote
  modern day fables based on Aesops ones and
  created films using the Stop Motion function of
  the Digital Blue cameras.
• Tring School has trained some Y12 pupils to be
  peer educators and they help teach Y9 pupils
  about STIs and relationships etc

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SRE survey of KS 3-4

• Survey undertaken of SRE provision in 12 middle,
  special and secondary schools in Hertfordshire
  2005/6
• Consultations with 13 members of staff and 117
  pupils
• Quality varies but much good practice
• Very few teachers have SRE training
• Pupils keen to be involved in curricular
  developments

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SRE survey of KS 3-4continued

• Pupils clearly stated they want to learn and
  understand much more about their relationships
  and emotions and how to manage them
• Pupils value their biology lessons but want to
  know more, particularly about STIs at an earlier
  age Y7-8
• Pupils enjoy and gain from experiences including
  role play, discussions, use of ICT and DVDs,
  seeing theatre performances

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SRE survey of KS 3-4continued

• Many pupils felt there were insufficient images
  of differently abled individuals
• All of these need addressing in relevant engaging
  21st century ways by teams of trained teachers
  and health specialists that respond and meet
  pupils needs, interests and learning styles and
  give them the knowledge, understanding and skills
  to make safe, compassionate and responsible
  choices for themselves and others.

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Survey of SRE at Verulam School

• Written questionnaire on SRE
• 26 Y11 pupils and 46 Y10 pupils
• 71 contraception should be taught from Y7 and
  Y8 and 68 STIs from Y7 and Y8
• Main sources of info
• School 48 Y11
  43 Y10
• Family 6 Y11
  12 Y10
• Friends 35 Y11
  26 Y10
• Internet, tv, books, mags 11 Y11 19 Y10

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PSHE provision

• DfES recommends SRE should be taught within the
  National Curriculum Frameworks for PSHE at KS 1-4
  but these remain non statutory
• There is a statutory duty to teach key aspects of
  SRE in particular about reproduction and sexually
  transmitted infections (STIs) including HIV
  within the science curriculum

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Hitchin Girls School

• Modifying SRE programme in response to girls
  feedback
• Emphasis more on Aiming higher raising
  self-esteem, self-respect less on physical
  aspects
• Y11 Parenting classes visit by former
• pupil/teenage mum and 7 weeks old baby
• Y10 11 Healthy/Unhealthy relationships
• Y9 Body images in the media, continuation of
  STIs and contraception teaching

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Other examples of local practice

• Body Zone Sir Frederick Osborne
• TIC TAC TAS drop-in clinic Thomas Alleyne School
• St Bernadette RC Primary School Ofsted 2006
  pupils contribute exceptionally well to community
• St Joan of Arc School consultation with 6th
  Formers last year has contributed to reform of
  SRE programme. The updated modified policy and
  programme to be shared with parents this autumn.
  Pupils want greater emphasis on emotions and
  relationships.

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Role of parents/guardians

• Schools should always seek to work in partnership
  with parents. This is essential to effective
  SRE.
• Parents/guardians have the right to withdraw
  their child from all or part of SRE provided
  except for those parts included in the statutory
  NC. Schools should make alternative arrangements
  for such cases.
• (Sex and Relationship Guidance, DfEE 2000)

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Redbourn Infants Nursery School

• Involve parents/carers closely in the school
• Answer childrens questions honestly about SRE
  and would refer to parents if the teacher had a
  concern
• Mothers bring in their babies for a session e.g.
  demonstrate bathing the baby
• Last year did History project A special
  Grandparents day pupils interviewed them

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Local support

• PSHE Adviser consultancy and training, writes
  and edits SRE materials for schools on a traded
  basis
• DfES/DoH funde national PSHE certification
  programme run locally to train teachers and
  community nurses 33 teachers certified in 04-06,
  another 22 expected by June 07
• Healthy Schools Programme tight focus on driving
  up standards in PSHE including SRE core funded

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Local supportcontinued

• Teenage Pregnancy Strategy funded publications
• Lets talk about relationships and sex for
  parents/guardians of children with learning
  difficulties
• SRE Scheme of work KS 3-4
• Survey of SRE for 11-16 year olds
• SRE lessons for KS1-2 (at printer)
• SRE lessons for KS 3-4 (at printer)
• SRE Guidance for schools published by CSF

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Local support continued

• School nurses offer support in the planning,
  implementation and teaching of SRE in schools.
  17 nurses have qualified under new DfES/DoH PSHE
  Certification programme.
• Home and Hospital Education Service provides
  support to pregnant teenagers from 28 weeks of
  their pregnancy if the pupil is unable to attend
  school.

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Local supportcontinued

• Herts Anti-bullying Initiative extensive peer
  support training programme for pupils and staff
  to develop pupils emotional intelligence and
  relationship skills
• DfES Social and Emotional Aspects of
• Learning (SEAL) resource training
• Youth Service workshops support groups,
  distributes information, C-Card scheme
• Connexions provides help and support for U-18
  pregnant teenagers and young parents

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Ofsted reports

• Changes since September 2005 schools
  self-evaluations play much bigger role, more
  reporting on personal and health aspects,
  inspectors talk to randomly chosen pupils
• Nationally Ofsted continues to report SRE
  weaknesses in schools
• Locally many positive reports on Personal
  development and well-being but significant
  potential for improvement remains

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Targeted and universal

• Effective SRE that engages pupils in age and
  stage appropriate ways is critical.
• There is a compelling case for targeted action
  on pupils who are exposed to particular risk
  factors, while maintaining for all pupils
• SRE that is planned and evaluated within PSHE
  programmes and taught by trained staff - and
  access to confidential advice for all young
  people.

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For more information contact

• Amber Carroll
• PSHE Citizenship Adviser
• Hertfordshire Development Centre
• Tel [phone] M07879 667101
• amber.carroll_at_hertscc.gov.uk