Accessible RSHE for pupils with SEND is essential. Resources from the NSPCC, the Sex Education Forum and national RSHE toolkits provide adapted materials to support teaching about consent, healthy relationships and recognising exploitation – all key elements in preventing misogyny and tackling gender-based harm.
Children and young people with SEND have the same right to high-quality relationships and sex education as their peers. The resources below offer practical guidance, lesson materials and inclusive approaches to support practitioners in delivering learning about relationships, consent, safety, wellbeing and healthy development in ways that are accessible, relevant and meaningful for all learners.
Love Life: resources for young people with learning disabilities | NSPCC Learning
A collection of accessible resources designed to support young people with learning disabilities to understand relationships, emotions, personal boundaries and sexual health. The materials use clear language and practical activities to build knowledge, confidence and safety skills in an age-appropriate way.
Talk Relationships: resources to deliver sex and relationships education | NSPCC Learning
A structured programme of lesson plans and teaching materials that supports the delivery of relationships and sex education. The resources help children and young people develop skills around communication, consent, healthy relationships, online safety and recognising inappropriate behaviour.
Sex Education Forum – RSE SEND Resources List 29 March 2019.pdf
A curated collection of resources, guidance documents and teaching materials to support the delivery of high-quality relationships and sex education for children and young people with SEND. The resource signposts practitioners to evidence-informed materials covering relationships, consent, puberty, safeguarding and sexual health.
RSE For All: Autism and SEND inclusive lesson Pack – Brook
An inclusive set of lesson resources created to help educators deliver relationships and sex education that meets the needs of autistic learners and pupils with SEND. The pack includes adaptable activities and teaching approaches that support understanding of relationships, consent, boundaries, online safety and wellbeing.
Alice Hoyle Sense and Connect
A practical resource developed to support professionals working with autistic children and young people. The approach focuses on building understanding of relationships, social communication, emotional literacy and healthy boundaries while helping reduce vulnerability to exploitation, abuse and harmful influences.