Sexual Health Essentials: Lesson Outlines

Sexual Health Essentials: Lesson Outlines

Below you’ll find the title of each lesson, along with the outline content of that lesson and the learning outcomes for students.

Core Sexual Health Facts

5 lessons designed for Year 9 upwards (age +13)

  • Lesson 1: Penis pressure
    • Lesson Objectives:
      • How to maintain penile health and hygiene
      • How condoms are used
      • How pressures and myths can affect a person’s feelings and expectations around sex
    • Students will be able to:
      • Describe features of penile health and the hygiene practices that support this
      • Describe or demonstrate safe use of a condom
      • Analyse why someone may experience ‘performance pressure’ and explain how this may affect them
  • Lesson 2: Vulval vexations
    • Lesson Objectives:
      • The anatomy of the vulva and vagina
      • How a person can maintain vulval hygiene
      • How to notice when someone may need to seek medical advice about vulval health
    • Students will be able to:
      • Explain the difference between the vulva and vagina
      • Describe the normal variations of vulvas
      • Describe vaginal discharge
      • Describe the pressures that a person might experience to alter the appearance of the vulva through hair removal
      • Explain when a person may need to seek support about vulval health
  • Lesson 3: Period dramas
    • Lesson Objectives:
      • What periods are
      • Factors that affect menstrual product choices
    • Students will be able to:
      • Explain what a period is
      • Evaluate a range of factors that affect choices about which menstrual products to use
  • Lesson 4: Sexual health check
    • Lesson Objectives:
      • The importance of a sexual health check
      • How people can seek help to access testing and treatment
    • Students will be able to:
      • Describe what happens during a check-up at a sexual health clinic
      • Know when it is advisable to get a check
      • Name some common STIs that are tested for in a sexual health check and describe how these STIs are checked for
      • Describe how some STIs are treated, including HIV
  • Lesson 5: Consent
    • Lesson Objectives:
      • How consent can be communicated
      • The law in relation to consent
    • Students will be able to:
      • Explain what sexual consent is
      • Identify when consent has been given, not given or withdrawn
PSHE Association Approved

Contraception Choices

3 lessons designed for year 11 upwards (age +15)

  • Lesson 1: Introduction to contraception
    • Lesson Objectives:
      • The types of contraception available, including emergency contraception
      • How to use contraception effectively
    • Students will be able to:
      • Explain why contraception is used
      • Describe different types of contraception
      • Identify strategies to help someone use contraceptives effectively
  • Lesson 2: Exploring the options
    • Lesson Objectives:
      • The types of contraception available, including contraceptive pills and LARCs
      • Advantages and disadvantages of different types of contraception
      • How to use contraception effectively
    • Students will be able to:
      • Describe different types of contraception, including contraceptive pills and LARCs
      • Compare different types of contraception
      • Identify strategies to help someone use contraceptives effectively
  • Lesson 3: Making the choice
    • Lesson Objectives:
      • The factors that can influence choices about contraception
      • Emergency contraception options
      • How to overcome concerns about accessing sexual health services
    • Students will be able to:
      • Describe some of the factors that may affect the type of contraception that is most suitable for someone
      • Describe types of emergency contraception and why someone may need to use these
      • Identify some concerns about accessing sexual health services and strategies for overcoming these