Resources for Sex & Relationships Education

Primary

All About You, Wayland series covers relationships with families and friends with superb big photos and excellent clear texts.

Children don’t divorce, Rosemary Stones, Happy Cat Paperbacks, ISBN 1-899248-02-1 i sensitively written with attractive coloured drawings it gives a child’s perspective

Ebb’s New Friend, Jane Simmons, Orchard Books ISBN 1-84121-181-8 is a fabulously illustrated book about a little girl’s friendship with a duck and a dog on a boat.

Grace & family, Mary Hoffman Caroline Binch, Frances Lincoln ISBN 0-7112-0869-7 is the beautifully illustrated, easily told sequel to Amazing Grace covering Grace’s visit to her father and his new wife and family in The Gambia.

Grandfather and I, Helen J Buckley, Puffin, ISBN 0 14 055698 2 a gentle, lovely illustrated story about a boy and his grandfather.

How do I feel about, Watts Books series covers when people die, dealing with racism, anger and other important issues, super illustrations and children’s own words.

I love you, Blue Kangaroo, Emma C Clark, Collins, ISBN 0-00-664684-0 is a delightfully told and illustrated story about having to share when others come into the home.

I want to shout and stamp about! Tony Mitton, Wayland ISBN 0 –7502-2792-4 is a sparky collection of poems about being angry – very accessible for young ones.

I’m falling to bits! Ted Arnold, Macdonald Young Books ISBN 0 7500 2481 X is a highly amusing, superbly illustrated book for young readers about body changes.

Jenny kissed me A collection of poems about relationships for the young reader ISBN 1-84190-036-2

Why are all families different? Questions children ask about families with excellent illustrations. ISBN 0 7513 5601 8

What’s happening? Splitting Up Answers many questions that children ask when people split up. ISBN 0 7502 1380 9

You will always be my dad Excellent for helping children to cope with separation with super illustrations. ISBN 0-237-52045-1

Teachers’ resources

Chance to Choose, Sex and relationships Education for young people with special needs, Me-and-Us Limited the manual for educators working with children, young people and adults with moderate to severe learning disabilities has been completely revised and is now available on CD. Covers KS2-4 and beyond.

Helping children to Build Self-esteem, Deborah Plummer, Jessica Kingsley Publications, ISBN 1 85302 927 0 provides a range of approaches for supporting the maintenance of pupils’ self-esteem. Photocopiable A4 activity sheets that motivate and reward.

Introducing mind mapping to children, Eva Hoffman, Learn to Learn,

ISBN 0-953587 –4-5 is a marvellous resources for taking young children easily and effectively through the formative rules for associating words and ideas.

Let’s talk about sex, Robie Harris, Walker Books ISBN 0 7445 3252 3 is a handbook for teachers and is meant to amuse and inform. It has some terrific cartoon stories and sound information.

Health for Life – teacher’s guide offering wide range of activities Nelson

For ages 4 – 7 0 17 423386 8

For ages 8- ll 0 17 423386 8

I am, I know, I can TACADE deserves a place in every school as it provides reliable and motivating teaching lessons to cover all the PSHE & C strands in the NC for KS 1 -4.

Taught not caught and Knowing Me, Knowing You – two books on SRE LDA 0 905114 159 and 1 85503 071 3 For KS 2 covering the biological aspects and personal and social development

Videos

School staff need to be quite clear that videos. which they choose to show their pupils are in line with their School’s SRE policy. We recommend that governors and parents/carers are given opportunities in advance to view the videos before they are shown to pupils.

BBC Ourselves for 5 – 7 year olds contains 3 programmes covering what goes into your body, friends, feelings, taking risks and more.
BBC Growing up for upper primary contains 3 programmes covering physical changes during puberty, feelings during puberty and changing relationships.
Channel 4 All About Us include videos and teachers’ handbooks on growth, reproduction and relationships. Teachers might consider using some of the material in the video for the age group above the one recommended on the cover e.g. some of Unit 1 may be more appropriate for 7 – 9 year olds.

The Emotional Literacy Hour, Lucky Duck Publishing offers a range of Circle Time sessions from Foundation to Key Stage 3 - stimulating viewing for staff.

Resources other than books and videos

Bear cards, St Luke’s Innovative Resources is a pack of 48 150 x 100mm colourful, laminated cards each featuring a drawing of a bear showing a different feeling – no words, just great illustrations for very young children, primary aged children, pupils with learning difficulties but they do motivate any group of individuals. Available from Incentive Plus T:01908 526120.

Body Board with Emotions Pack is a great favourite with teachers and pupils. The big outline board comes with eye catching add-on illustrations, less plans and a summary of key messages. Headon Productions Tel: 0161 998 8877

Color Cards Emotions A set of full colour up-to-date sturdy photographs showing a very wide range of emotions. Popular with teachers. For details of distribution contact Speechmark, email: or website: www.speechmark.net

FACE IT! Is a card game with 52 cards divided into four age groups showing different emotions. It is a very friendly way for helping express, communicate and explore their feelings. Available from Incentive Plus 01908 526120.

Family Album is a set of 32 colour photographs featuring a variety of families selected to stimulate discussions. Teachers find these very useful. Published by Tide-DEC, available from Parentline Plus 020 7284 5500

I can Monsters cards, and Strength for kids cards St Luke’s Innovative Resources are superb PSHE resources. Each pack contains 150 x220mm colourful, laminated card with lovable monsters illustrating a simple I can … message. Similarly the others have birds or animals illustrating I work hard or I will try new things or I care about others people’s feelings etc messages. Each pack contains great ideas for activities. Available from Incentive Plus T:01908 526120.

People colour paints and craft paper are available from Hertfordshire County Supplies Tel: 01707 281800

Puppets Most children love puppets and enjoy communicating with them or on their behalf. Hertfordshire County Supplies has a good selection. Tel: 01707 281800

Amber Carroll PSHE & Citizenship Adviser 12.10.04