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Your Puberty Survival Guide: What You Need to Know

When you think of puberty, it might make you feel a bit awkward or embarrassed, but it doesn’t have to be that way. Puberty is a natural part of growing…

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How Brook is Supporting Period Dignity in Wales

May 28th marks Menstrual Hygiene Day, a global movement aiming to break the silence and stigma surrounding periods. Brook is proud to be playing our part in this, especially through…

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5 phrases to avoid when teaching RSE

Brook’s Senior Communications and Policy Coordinator, Eliza Bell, highlights 5 phrases we might hear in the classroom that can add to stigma around sexual health, reproductive rights and mental health….

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Why HIV education is so important

In this blog for HIV Testing Week, Alice Hoddinott, an Education and Wellbeing Specialist at Brook, talks about some of the challenges she faces when delivering HIV education sessions to…

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Can we talk about the pill? 

Grace Green, Education and Wellbeing Specialist at Brook talks about her experience teaching contraception to young people and how to approach myths and misinformation. As an RSE teacher, a lot of…

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We’ve got to talk about consent

Content warning: Non-consensual sex As part of Brook’s Safer Sex Rules campaign, Media and Campaigns Officer Kenya Scarlett shares their personal experiences to give a stark reminder of why we…

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Pupil voice: A step-by-step guide for teachers

In this blog, Kelly Harris, Brook’s Head of Participation, explains how to ensure pupil voice is at the heart of relationships and sex/sexuality education (RSE). There’s often a gap between…

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Protecting young people from deepfakes

13% of children and young people have had an experience with a nude deepfake but only 6% have been taught about them in school. What’s more, 45% of parents don’t understand…

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4 ways to tackle misogyny among young people

This International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, Alice Hoddinott, an Education and Wellbeing Specialist at Brook talks about her experience teaching about gender in schools and 4…

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6 tips to build critical thinking and digital literacy in the classroom

In the world of AI, deepfakes, filters, influencers and myths rampant on social media, critical thinking skills have never been more important. In this blog, Rebecca Cant, Brook’s Resource Development…

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How to prepare for awkward conversations about sex and relationships

For #SHW24, we’re exploring the links between sexual health and mental health. In this blog, Bethany Frost uses her experience as a parent, teacher, and Brook Education and Wellbeing Specialist…

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Why is sex negativity still informing England’s approach to RSHE?

EDIT: As of October 2024 new RSHE guidance has not been finalised and schools and teachers must still use the 2019 statutory guidance to inform their RSHE policy and curriculum….