Free
2 hours
Everything you need to confidently prepare for and deliver sex and relationships education in your secondary school is covered in this course.
You'll learn from safeguarding experts, young people and teachers via teaching pages, films and reflective tasks.
Gain the confidence and skills you need to:
A Welsh language version of this elearning course will be made available soon. Sign up to our Safeguarding in Education Update email newsletter to be the first to hear when the course is available.
This course is for anyone who is responsible for delivering any element of sex and relationships education to secondary school-aged children and young people (11 to 18 years) in the UK.
If you are the lead for sex and relationships education in your school, Talk Relationships provides a whole-school approach to healthy relationships.
Thanks to a generous donation from a charitable trust, the Talk Relationships elearning is free to take.
Contact our dedicated Talk Relationships Helpline for advice on:
We are committed to supporting people working in secondary education to overcome any challenges they may face when delivering sex and relationships education. If there are any other related topics you want to discuss, please contact the Helpline and we will do our best to support you.
Call 0800 389 5347 or email help@nspcc.org.uk with "Talk Relationships" in the subject line.
We are available from 8am-8pm Monday to Friday and 9am-6pm on Saturday and Sunday.
If a child is in immediate danger, call the police on 999.
If you are in Northern Ireland and have a safeguarding query please contact the Education Authority Child Protection Support Service (CPSS) on 028 9598 5590.
If you are a professional and worried about how child protection issues are being handled within your own organisation, contact our Whistleblowing Advice Line on 0800 028 0285 or email help@nspcc.org.uk. Find our more about the Whistleblowing Advice Line on the NSPCC website.
For any general questions about Talk Relationships or technical issues accessing the resources, please contact learning@nspcc.org.uk or call 0116 234 7246 Monday to Friday 9am-5pm.
Find out more about our full Talk Relationships service.
At the NSPCC, we work to keep children and young people safe from abuse and neglect every day.
As the UK's experts on safeguarding and child protection, we understand the issues organisations and people working with children can face. That’s why professionals trust us to provide the support, training and resources they need to help protect the children and young people they work with.
Our highly-rated training courses are developed by experts. We work with a number of organisations, experienced consultants and subject matter experts in a range of sectors to develop courses that are clear, easy-to-use, up-to-date and in line with the latest statutory guidance, and tailored to your needs.
Both these elearning courses are CPD certified by the CPD Certification Service. This means you can be confident that the training meets the highest standards.
Continuing professional development, or CPD for short, helps professionals keep their skills and knowledge up to date. It demonstrates your commitment to safeguarding children and upholding the standards of your profession.
Some professional associations have mandatory CPD or safeguarding training requirements for their members, but all professionals will benefit from investing time in their CPD. And taking an online CPD course means you can train at your own pace, wherever suits you.
Our online courses will work in most browsers, though we recommend that you use Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge or Safari (not Firefox). You will need to make sure your browser is up to date for the course to run.
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. We do not support other mobile devices.
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Call us on 0116 234 7246 or email learning@nspcc.org.uk if you have any questions.
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If you're a new customer, a billing address will be required during registration but you won't be charged.
