NICE Public Health Guidance - July 2010
Date: 8 Jul 2010
NICE Public Health Guidance:
Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHE) Education Focusing on Sex and Relationships Education and Alcohol
This draft guidance from the National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) focuses on two PSHE education topics - sex and relationships and alcohol, and the links between them - within schools, colleges and in the wider community. It also takes into account the need to promote inclusion and to reduce health inequalities. The guidance makes 11 recommendations. The following is a summary:
1. Entitlement to PSHE Education which includes raising awareness of PSHEe and assessing need.
2. Involving parents which includes involvement in development of school policies, provision of information, practical support, reassurance and parenting courses.
3. Planning which includes consultation, gathering support for the programme, linking PSHEe to local services, designating a lead teacher, starting in primary school and allocation of curriculum time
4. Achieving PSHE education objectives which includes helping children and young people with relationships and friendships, their social, emotional and physical development, identifying and managing risk and development of skills. Providing a broad range of topics that are actually correct and age appropriate, awareness of diversity of faith and cultural beliefs, personalized learning and links to advice services.
5. Support for PSHE education which includes use of local data, specialist training, access to good quality information on services available locally, working with external visitors.
6. External contributors and visitors to schools and colleges which includes seeking outside support, ensuring external contributors have skills and confidence, and monitoring and evaluation of contribution.
7. Trained teachers and lecturers which includes ensuring all professionals who teach these topics have received accredited training and have access to resources.
8. Teaching approaches which includes evidence based methods, setting clear health goals, building on children and young people's existing knowledge, provides combined schools and family learning opportunities.
9. Training which includes provision of specialist training, improving quality of CPD, ensuring professionals are equipped to plan and deliver PSHEe well.
10. Community based education on sexual health, relationships and alcohol which includes commissioning community based programmes for those who may have missed formal opportunities, and programmes for both parents and children together.
11. Children and young people who are at risk which includes ensuring vulnerable young people receive PSHEe, alcohol advice based on Chief Medical Officer's recommendations, inform children and young people of specialist services.
