In special schools and for some pupils with special educational needs or disability (SEND) in mainstream schools, schools may need to tailor content and teaching to meet the specific needs of pupils at different developmental stages.

For pupils with an education, health and care (EHC) plan, it may be appropriate to link lesson outcomes with statutory preparing for adulthood outcomes. See SEND code of practice, section 8 for more information about preparing for adulthood.

For pupils with SEND, it is important that teaching within this curriculum area is:

• sensitive
• age-appropriate
• developmentally appropriate
• delivered with reference to the law

 

Resources

NSPCC (Love Life Series and PANTS) - Relationships and sex education (RSE) resources for schools | NSPCC Learning

 

Mencap - 

 

BILD - 

 

Sexwise is a website which provides information about sexual wellbeing, contraception and STI’s in an accessible way.

 

Sexual Health D&G has leaflets on Chlamydia, Gonorrhoea, Emergency Contraception, The Coil, The Combined Contraceptive Pill, The Contraceptive Implant, The Progesterone Only Pill, Using Condoms. There is also information about Domestic Abuse, Grooming, Sexual Abuse and Exploitation in the context of Covid.

 

Change has produced an Easy Read guide on LGBTQ+

 

Health E Lanarkshire has produced Easy Read Sexual Health Information

 

Books Beyond Words has free easy read resources which can be downloaded. Topics include Breast Screening, Cervical Screening, Visiting the Sexual Health Clinic and How to Look After My Balls.

 

The Norah Fry Research Centre has produced photo-stories aimed at people with learning disabilities around same sex relationship issues:

http://www.bristol.ac.uk/media-library/sites/sps/migrated/documents/jan.pdf 
http://www.bristol.ac.uk/media-library/sites/sps/migrated/documents/phil.pdf

 

 

Be Safe Have Fun CKUK is a sexual health education app for young people with autism and or learning difficulties aged 14 and over. The app is about teaching them to learn about keeping safe. It asks them to stop and think about what they are about to do and teach them what could happen to them if they take risks. The app then shows them options on how to reduce or stop the harm associated with those risks. There is a picture dictionary explaining the words used in the app and it has optional text reading capabilities to enhance accessibility.

 

Videos

Choice Support has accessible videos about gender expression, boyfriend and girlfriend relationships, friendships, relationships and sexual abuse.