Online courses for anyone working in primary and secondary schools in the UK
Gain the skills to assess and manage incidents of sexualised behaviour within your school.
Guidance in all four UK nations stresses the importance of providing an effective response to harmful sexual behaviour (Department for Education, 2018a; Department of Health. Northern Ireland, 2017; Scottish Government, 2014, All Wales Child Protection Procedures Review Group (AWCPPRG), 2012).
It’s an issue of growing concern to schools, reflected by the Department for Education’s decision to publish specific advice on managing sexual violence and sexual harassment between children in schools and colleges in England (Department for Education, 2018b).
Course content
Working at your own pace, our elearning courses will teach you how to:
- recognise which sexual behaviours are healthy and which are of concern
- respond to incidents of sexualised behaviour
- record incidents with accuracy and detail
- report concerns
- risk manage sexualised behaviour.
Upon completion of the course you'll feel confident in dealing appropriately and sensitively with incidents of sexualised behaviour within your school.
Course for primary schools
Learning about sex and sexual behaviour begins at a young age. It’s often a healthy and normal part of a child’s development, but concerning behaviour can also start to emerge. An early response can help prevent children from harming themselves and others.
Our course will help you identify and respond appropriately to problematic and harmful sexual behaviour in your primary school.
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£30 per person
Approximately 2 hour online course
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Course for secondary schools
Children at secondary school often:
- spend more time unsupervised and can be greatly influenced by their peer group
- have more exposure to social media, the internet and technology.
These factors can influence their understanding of what healthy sexual behaviour looks like.
Our course will help you identify and respond appropriately to problematic and harmful sexual behaviour in your secondary school.
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£30 per person
Approximately 2 hour online course
How the course works
The course contains five sections followed by an assessment module.
It includes:
- teaching pages
- film clips
- audio recordings
- reflective tasks
- interactive learning activities and quizzes
- links, resources and templates.
You have access to your course for one year following purchase. Once you've successfully completed it you can download a personalised certificate of achievement.
Who is this course for?
Managing sexualised behaviour in primary schools is a course for anyone who works with children in schools.
This course is suitable for:
- teachers
- teaching assistants
- volunteers
- support staff.
Technical requirements
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This course can be taken on PCs and Macs, as well as iPads or other tablet devices. Please note, we are unable to provide full technical support for tablet users.
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Contact us on 0116 234 7246 or email learning@nspcc.org.uk if you have any questions.