Do you need an update on current sex and relationships education (SRE) policy and legislation? Are you seeking guidance on improving the quality of SRE in your local area?

Organised by the Sex Education Forum, this conference will: 

• Provide essential updates on national policy and recent research related to SRE
• Showcase innovative practice
• Include opportunities for participants to discuss and share their own practice
• Enable participants to make links with other organisations.

Sessions will be chaired by Jane Lees, Sex Education Forum Chair. Expert speakers include Dr Linda Papadopolous, well-known psychologist and media expert in the field of women and girls' self-image, who conducted the recent review into Sexualisation of Young People.

 
The FPA Pamela Sheridan Award for best SRE practice will be presented by Julie Bentley,  FPA Chief Executive.

Programme

9.30 Registration and Tea

10.00 Welcome from SEF Chair
         Jane Lees

10.05 The Future of SRE
         Gill Frances, Chair of the Teenage Pregnancy Independent Advisory Group        

10.20 Sexualisation of children and young people
          Dr Maddy Coy and Dr Linda Papadopolous (by video)

10.50 Launch of the young people's advocacy resource - 'My Local SRE'

11.00 QA

11.15 Tea break

11.30 Strategic Workshops 'Getting SRE on your local agenda'

• Workshop 1 SRE in Academies: Sharing the learning from Oasis Academies
  
• Workshop 2 Auditing and reviewing SRE Practice: Sharing the learning from North Lincolnshire SRE Audit Database
  
• Workshop 3 Workforce development in SRE: Sharing the learning from Warwickshire Respect Yourself Campaign
  
• Workshop 4 Working with External Visitors: Sharing the learning from the National Charity Education For Choice

13:00 Networking Lunch and Exhibitions

14:00 Afternoon Session

• Pamela Sheridan Award Ceremony presented by Julie Bentley, FPA Chief Executive
• Presentations by the winners: 'All Different, All Beautiful' - Kai Wooder, Brook Wirral
• 'Talk about Choice' - Lisa Hallgarten, Education for Choice.  

 
Who should attend?
This conference is of interest to all those involved in the planning or delivery of SRE, including:
SRE practitioners, teenage pregnancy coordinators, Healthy Schools coordinators, SRE and PSHE advisors and school nurses.
 
Sex Education Forum
The Sex Education Forum is the national authority on Sex and Relationships Education (SRE). Established in 1987, it is a unique collaboration of organisations who work together to ensure that all children and young people receive their entitlement to quality SRE.