The Choices Secondary School SRE (Sex and Relationships Education) Resource was developed in 2004 by Caroline Swindells (Calderdale PCT Health Promotion Service). It is currently being updated and a new version will be available early next term!

In collaboration with Education Effectiveness, School Nurses and the Youth Service as part of Calderdale Teenage Pregnancy Strategy. It is based on the Choices pack (Teachers’ Lesson Plans and resource sheets) developed by Lynne Englefield in 2002. Both packs have been based on recommendations from extensive research carried out in Todmorden High School and The Ridings School, where over 800 students, teachers and parents gave their views as to how SRE should be taught in Calderdale. The national Teenage Pregnancy and Sexual Health strategies sight the delivery of effective SRE as being essential for reducing the rates of teenage pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections. The pack offers all the lesson plans and resources necessary to deliver SRE to Key Stages 3 and 4. It is a spiral curriculum, which builds on teaching from year 7 to year 11. It is envisaged that the pack will be part of a whole school approach to SRE with teachers, students, parents and governors all contributing to the development of the school’s policy. Some of the lesson plans may need adapting for students with special needs, gifted and talented students and black and ethnic (BME) students. It is hoped that in the future the pack will be developed so that it can more effectively meet the needs of these groups.