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Teaching about Consent in RSE

Teaching consent in RSE helps young people understand the importance of respect, communication and personal boundaries in all relationships. Through age-appropriate learning, students can develop the skills and confidence to recognise, ask for, give and withdraw consent, both online and offline.

Our evidence-informed lesson plans, teaching resources and professional training on consent helps educators deliver effective consent education and create safer, more respectful learning environments and communities.

Training for Educators

Upskill with our online or in-person training that supports teachers to deliver lessons on consent with confidence.

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4 hours – £545

Teaching Consent and Managing Disclosures of Sexual Assault

Participants will learn how to effectively embed the topic of consent within the broader RSE curriculum and to feel confident managing disclosures related to sexual assault.

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1 hour briefing – £245

Teaching about Consent

This one hour online briefing provides an overview of the statutory RSE guidance on consent and equip teachers with the knowledge and strategies to teach it effectively.

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Free online course

Consent

This five-part course supports you to help young people to understand the law, the gender norms, stereotypes and cultural factors which may affect their ability to consent and supports them to communicate about consent with their partners.

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Free online course

Pleasure

This course will support you to discuss having sex for the first time, the anatomy of pleasure, and includes resources to use in class, with the skills and confidence to deliver activities on various aspects of pleasure.

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2 hours – £375

Teaching Sensitive Subjects

This flexible workshop provides professionals with an overview of key issues in relationships and sex education. It will equip them with a deeper understanding of these topics, enabling them to effectively navigate discussions, answer questions, and signpost effectively.

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Local training & events

Brook is commissioned to deliver outreach, education and training for free or reduced cost in a number of locations across the UK.

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Consent Curriculum & Lessons

All our Consent lessons can be delivered by Brook, with selected lesson plans also available to purchase for use in the classroom.

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Lesson Bundle – Consent & Boundaries

Lessons for Years 7-11 that develop an understanding of consent in online and offline relationships, beginning with personal boundaries and building towards sexual consent in the law, the practice of sexual ethics, and consent communication in intimate relationships.

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Year 7 – Consent Online

A Year 7 lesson about understanding what consent means and how it applies to everyday situations, including social media use.

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Year 8 – Consent and Boundaries

A Year 8 lesson that introduces the concepts of consent, personal boundaries, respect and trust in everyday relationships.

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Year 9 – Sexual Consent

A Year 9 lesson to develop pupils’ understanding of sexual consent, explore how it is communicated in real-life situations, and build the skills and confidence to recognise and respect boundaries in their own relationships. 

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Year 10 – Sex, Pressures, and Readiness

A Year 10 lesson to support young people to understand consent, recognise the pressures around sex, and assess their own readiness for sexual activity.

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Year 11 – Consent and Healthy Sexual Expression

A Year 11 lesson to support young people to recognise the difference between sexual behaviours which are consensual and healthy, and those which are abusive and harmful, and to know where to seek help and support if needed.

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Year 12/13 – Consent

In this Brook-delivered lesson, students will learn to define consent and explore the context of people’s moral and legal responsibilities to seek it.

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Free Education Resources

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Free Consent Handout

Download and print this handout on consent to support your lessons.

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Video: Let’s Talk Consent

Young people discuss the importance of learning about consent and getting consent when engaging in sexual activity. Created in partnership with Enhance the UK and IPPF.

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Read articles by experts

Find plenty of articles written by RSE experts on teaching consent, respect, and boundaries to young people.

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