Sex and relationship education. Special schools.

Shepherd School, Nottingham, has been recognised as a site of best practice in delivering Sex and Relationship Education (SRE) to young people with learning difficulties. The work on sex education and relationships is a particular strength, Ofsted reported. This programme explores the thinking behin...

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Corporate Author:	Big Heart Media (Producer)
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Language Notes:	This edition in English.
Published:	[London] : Teachers TV/UK Dept. of Education, 2007.
Series:	VAST: Academic Video Online Special schools ; 1
Subjects:	Sex instruction for the learning disabled > Great Britain. Special education > Great Britain. Éducation sexuelle des personnes en difficulté d'apprentissage > Grande-Bretagne. Éducation spéciale > Grande-Bretagne. Sex instruction for the learning disabled. Special education. Great Britain. Alexander Street Video. Instructional television programs. Émissions pédagogiques télévisées.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)

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Summary:	Shepherd School, Nottingham, has been recognised as a site of best practice in delivering Sex and Relationship Education (SRE) to young people with learning difficulties. The work on sex education and relationships is a particular strength, Ofsted reported. This programme explores the thinking behind the pioneering approach to sex and relationship education, and aims to stimulate debate among professionals about delivering an SRE curriculum for pupils with severe and profound learning difficulties. Headteacher David Stewart believes that there is a need to ensure that young people with learning difficulties are safe but that they are also able to enjoy happy sexual lives and healthy relationships. Concessions must not be made because the individual has a learning difficulty. It is an important part of the citizenship curriculum at Shepherd School, involving rights and choices. Controversially, David argues, SRE needs to begin when pupils are as young as five.
Item Description:	Title from resource description page (viewed Mar. 5, 2012).
Physical Description:	1 online resource (30 min.).