YPO is proud to have joined forces with the NSPCC, the UK’s leading child protection charity, so together we can help future generations of children.
Over our three-year partnership, we are raising vital funds for the charity and working together strategically to help schools, communities and our own employees play their part in child safety.
You may already know that the NSPCC’s Schools Service visit primary schools across the UK to teach children how to identify and speak out about all types of abuse, with interactive Speak Out Stay Safe workshops.
But did you know the NSPCC also works to support secondary schoolteachers to teach young people about sex and relationships?
When sex and relationships education became compulsory in all secondary schools in England in 2021, the NSPCC carried out research which found many teachers were not confident teaching the topic, and most felt they needed more training.
To help schools across the country the NSPCC created Talk Relationships – a series of online resources for secondary school teachers designed to increase teacher confidence in areas including how to respond to safeguarding concerns in a classroom setting, managing challenging questions from young people, and how to lead inclusive discussions.
We know that this can be a difficult subject matter, but we also know young people are likely to learn about sex and relationships one way or another so it’s best that they learn in a safe environment in an age-appropriate way.
The point of Talk Relationships is to safeguard young people and support the teachers who are delivering those lessons.
For a limited time, the resources are free to all schools and feedback suggests those who have already used them found the Talk Relationships e-learning helpful in giving them the knowledge and confidence needed to teach these classes and provide the right education in the most appropriate way.
To find out more about the resources, phone 0800 389 5347, email [email protected] and put ‘Talk Relationships’ in the subject line, or visit learning.nspcc.org.uk and search for ‘Talk Relationships’.
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