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Strengthening Relationships
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Dealing with spontaneous issues in RSE

Relationships and Sex Education covers many issues that some people find sensitive, therefore on occasion some issues may come up that might not be encountered in other lessons. By spontaneous issues- we mean things that come up in an RSE lesson that you simply were not expecting or not prepared for. May include behaviour or emotional issues or safeguarding issues.

  • Be prepared, get trained in the specifics RSE delivery, know and understand your school policies and how to follow them correctly.
  • Prepare your school including students, teachers and parents as much as possible for the subjects that are going to be covered.Ask experienced colleagues some of the issues that have come up for them and how they were dealt with. Consider your own “best practice” responses to those situations, in case they also come up for you.  Practice with a colleague answering some tricky questions. This helps you gauge any emotional response you may have to an issue and you can then allow for this.
  • If the issue is something you can’t deal with immediately you don’t always have to respond immediately set the class on another task while you consider how best to respond.
  • Answer questions at level you are teaching. Don’t be tempted to answer a question above the learning level agreed in SOW for your class. This is true of teaching on most subjects.
  • Set strong ground rules with the group and stick to them. This will help minimise behaviour issues and keep the boundaries safe for the class so safeguarding disclosures should not arise.
  • Continually assess the mood and temperament of the class, should you notice a student struggling with the topic you are covering in your class consider how you can deal with it without causing the rest of the class to join in.
  • Reflect on how you have dealt with spontaneous issues previously. What did you learn from the experience? What might you do differently next time.

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