Links

This web page contains links to other websites which are not under the control of and are not maintained by Channel 4 Television. Channel 4 Television is not responsible for the content of these sites and does not necessarily endorse the material on them.

There are many sites dealing with issues about sex and sex education. Several sites relating to curriculum elements of sex education are being revised or are under construction.

Specific guidelines for England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland are at different stages, located in different ways in government websites in each of the countries or not currently available.Teachers should go to the National Grid for Learning for further information.

The 4Learning Resource book, In My Experience can also be used to support The A-Z of Love and Sex. A comprehensive guide to discussing relationships, developing sex education within the school, the book includes activities targeted at parents and governors, teachers and pupils. It is available from the 4Learning shop.

The following sites are particularly appropriate and relevant to the programmes.

http://gensex.channel4.com/
This Channel 4 website provides a useful resource for teachers and older pupils and is specifically aimed at young people, covering a wide range of issues. Information is presented in a lively fashion and there is an interactive component. The site also acts as a portal for many other useful websites.

http://www.fpa.org.uk/
The Family Planning Association website carries the slogan ‘Putting sexual health on the agenda’ and has four main sections. ‘I need help now’ is targeted specifically at young people. It provides responses to a range of sexual health scenarios and suggests further sources of help and advice at national and local level. The ‘Contraception and sexual health guide’ is useful for both teachers and pupils and ‘News and Campaigns’ provides up-to-date information and the possibility of tie-in with specific campaigns. The final section, ‘All about FPA’, provides background to the organisation.

http://www.brook.org.uk/
‘Putting young people first’ is key to the whole philosophy of Brook’s operation. ‘Brook Online’ is specifically aimed at young people and designed to address concerns about sexuality from their perspective. It deals with a range of frequently asked questions with ‘Brook guides’ providing clear information on contraception, sexually transmitted infections and other aspects of sexuality. There is a really useful section on ‘Under 16s’, and ‘Brook near you’ provides local contacts throughout the UK.

http://www.lovelife.uk.com/
This site is aimed at teenagers and young adults. There is a good index covering a range of sexual health issues including resisting pressure to have sex when you don’t want it, and how to insist on ‘safer sex’ when you do. Information is provided on avoiding pregnancy, HIV and other sexually transmitted infections and on using a condom correctly. There is also a useful true/false quiz. Although produced by Health Promotion England, sexual health clinic listings are given for the whole of the UK under ‘Clinic Listings’.

http://www.ncb.org.uk/sexchart.htm
The Sex Education Forum offers a range of information and services for those providing sex education, and can be located within the National Children Bureau website at the URL above. The site currently features ‘A Charter for Good Sex and Relationships Education’ produced by young people themselves as a result of a consultation in March 2000.