RSE

Age focus: 11–18 Most schools say Relationships and Sex Education matters. But how they choose to deliver it often tells a different story. Tick-box sessions. Generic slides. A reluctant staff member handed the topic because “someone has to do it.” Fear of parental complaints shaping what can and cannot be said. Programmes chosen because they are well-known rather than because they are effective. Teenagers notice all of it. If a school genuinely wants RSE to land, bringing in

Age focus: 11–18 Relationships and Sex Education is one of the few subjects where disengagement is often blamed on the students. “They just giggle.” “They’re immature.” “They won’t take it seriously.” In reality, teenagers are highly attuned to quality. When RSE is done well, they lean in. When it isn’t, they switch off quickly. Great RSE teaching is not about charisma or shock value. It is about credibility, timing, and method. And the gap between compliance-based delivery a