In collaboration with The National Youth Agency

“The content of this course is excellent, I feel knowledgeable, skilled and confident.”
Training course participant

Working with the National Youth Agency, FPA has developed a set of core competencies which covers all the essential skills, information and values youth workers and people who work with young people need in order to run safe, informed, and practical sex and relationships work (SRW) sessions with young people.

This university-accredited training course equips participants to meet these competencies in delivering SRW.

The eight days break down into three training modules, a study day and an assessment day.

Module one: the self

Day one

• Exploring emotional, physical and behavioural sexual development.
• Choice or chance: talking to young people about age and first sexual experience.

Day two

• Exploring the value of SRW with young people.
• Gaining awareness of personal values and how they impact on professional practice.
• Setting and maintaining appropriate professional boundaries.

Module two: theory

Day one

• Information on relevant law and guidance and how it applies to work practice.
• The history of sex and relationships education and how it impacts on SRW.
• Setting effective working contracts.
• Anti-discriminatory practice and SRW.
• How young people learn and SRW.
• Gaining confidence with one-to-one work.

Day two

• Supporting group development.
• Current information on contraception, condoms and sexually
  transmitted infections.
• Delivering age appropriate SRW.
• Young people’s rights and accessing services.

Module three: practice

Day one

• Planning a sex and relationships session.
• SRW resources.
• Exploring different evaluation methods.
• Giving and receiving effective feedback.

Day two

• Facilitating a sex and relationships session. 
• Next steps for your SRW.

Assessment day

This day is for participants to come back and share the findings of their practical work.

Study day (optional)

This day is for participants to start to plan their written piece of work for
accreditation with study skills input.

Number of days

Seven days plus study day

Accreditation

Staffordshire University (30 credits, level two or three)

This course is available as open training or on request

Open training
(Each set of eight days constitutes one course)

Dates: 8–9 September, 6–7 October, 3–4 November 2009, 2–3 February 2010
Location: London
Cost: £680

Dates: 14–15 September, 12–13 October, 16–17 November 2010, 25–26 January 2011
Location: London
Cost: £680

How to book: Fill in a training booking form or contact Helen Shipley Tel: 0845 122 8661, Email: helens@fpa.org.uk

On request 

This course can be delivered specifically to you at a date and venue to suit you.
Cost: £6,500 (maximum 10 participants) plus trainer expenses.

Contact

England, Scotland and Wales

Helen Shipley, Tel: 0845 122 8661, Email: helens@fpa.org.uk

Northern Ireland

Georgie McCormick, Tel: 028 90 316 105, Email: georgiem@fpa.org.uk