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Contraception

Teaching about contraception today isn’t easy. STI rates are rising, attitudes towards contraception are shifting and young people are turning to the internet for answers – often from unreliable sources.

Our free online course is designed to give you everything you need to deliver effective contraception lessons that make a real impact on supporting young people’s sexual health.

Learning objectives

During this 1.5 hour course you will:  

  • Gain a good understanding of the 14 contraceptive methods.
  • Learn how to challenge common myths and misconceptions with confidence.
  • Be able to guide students through the decision-making process of choosing a method.  
  • Empower students to talk about condoms and contraception with partners and healthcare professionals. 

Plus, you’ll get access to free, ready-to-use lesson activities and animations to help your students understand each method. 

Start the course today and feel confident tackling one of RSE’s most important topics. 

96%

96% of learners would recommend this course.

What learners are saying

The course was very informative and laid out easy and was easy to navigate. I like the different methods of learning styles. I'm a very visual learner so it helped a lot for me to retain the information and knowledge. Plus the resources will help greatly with my job role

Youth Worker

Very helpful to learn all about the different ways to have safe sex. Easy course to read and has a lot of information on the various ways to help people gain knowledge on safe sex.

Professional

I found the course informative, engaging, and easy to follow. It provided clear information about the different contraceptive methods available and helped improve my understanding of their effectiveness, benefits, and limitations. I found the interactive elements useful for reinforcing learning and increasing my confidence in discussing contraception with young people.

Sexual health outreach worker

Information really well laid out with the voice of the young person shown very strongly throughout. Great practical tips too.

School nurse

I enjoyed how interactive the course was. Full of fantastic information and very educational.

Youth Worker

This course was extremely useful and personally found it far better than any I've previously accessed. I will definitely recommend to colleagues and friends.

Pastoral Lead

The course helped to refresh my existing knowledge on this topic and also help to better understand some aspects of this topic as well as learning some new ones.

Professional