Ayrshire and Arran

							SHARE Training in East Ayrshire
Sexual Health and Relationships
          Education
        Alison Crawford
Health and Wellbeing Coordinator
      East Ayrshire Council

       Linda Armstrong
    Community Link Worker
     Loudoun Partnership
     East Ayrshire Council
               Background
• SHARE is a sexual health and relationships
  programme produced by NHS Health Scotland.

• SHARE is comprised of two publications: The
  SHARE educational resource and the SHARE
  trainer’s manual.
          The Need for SHARE
• Teenage pregnancy rates in Scotland are
  amongst the highest in Europe.
• Very high rates of unintended pregnancies and
  terminations.
• Rising rates of Sexually Transmitted Infections.
• In East Ayrshire, we have one of the highest
  rates of teenage pregnancies in Scotland.
                                         NHS Ayrshire & Arran
         Educational Resource
• The SHARE resource comprises 22 sessions each
  lasting about 45 minutes.
• An education pack and a DVD.
• Designed for use by professionals working with
  young people from S2 to S4.
• A comprehensive, evidence-informed overview
  of sexual health and relationships education
  (SRE)
• addresses complexities that surround this
  subject.
     Recognising, valuing and sharing
                diversity
  SHARE is designed to be inclusive and valuing of all
  young people.
• Students who are, or have been, sexually active and those
  who are not;
• Students who identify themselves as LGBT or are uncertain
  about their sexual orientation;
• Students who have experienced pregnancy;
• Students who have been abused or sexually exploited;
• Those who have experience of a range of different family
  structures;
• Students with physical or learning disabilities;
• Students from a range of cultural, ethnic or faith differences.
            The Programme
• 22 sessions, each focusing on a theme
• Extension/options exercises
• Teachers can add their own materials or
  customize
• The programme should be delivered over
  three years for S2, S3 and S4 pupils
• 6 to 8 lessons in each year.
                  Programme Lessons
•   Starting out
•   Relationships
•   Talking about sex
•   Bodies and sex
•   Being male or female
•   Learning about sex
•   Sexual activity, pregnancy and contraception
•   Sexual activity and STIs
•   Good communication skills
•   Condom use skills
•   Pressures and choices around sex
•   Resisting pressure
•   Experiences of first intercourse
•   Pregnancy and parenthood
•   Where to go for help
       Curriculum for Excellence
• SHARE meets the requirements for a comprehensive
  sex and relationships education programme as outlined
  in Respect and Responsibility (the national strategy for
  sexual health) and in Curriculum for Excellence.

• The SHARE course addresses the Relationships, Sexual
  Health and Parenthood experiences and outcomes
  within the Health and Wellbeing organiser of
  Curriculum for Excellence, and a number of others
  including Mental, Emotional , Social and Physical
  Health.
  Benefits of Partnership Working
• Young people’s learning in Sexual Health and Relationships
  Education benefits from partnership working with parents,
  carers, school staff, community staff and wider agencies.

• The involvement of community partners, through their
  individual expertise and knowledge, engages pupils, enriches
  learning experiences and provides a consistent message.

• Effective partnership working ensures that all agencies come
  together in order to support our young people and their
  families.
             SHARE in East Ayrshire
• In East Ayrshire Council, 3 days of SHARE training took place in
  February and in September2010

•   It included a variety of partners including: Guidance teachers,
    School Nurses, Addiction Services staff, Family Support Workers,
    Community Link Workers , CLaD, College staff and Campus Police
    Officers

• The training was delivered by NHS Ayrshire and Arran Sexual Health
  staff
• Staff from NHS Addiction Services delivered information on the
  cross over between alcohol consumption and risk taking behaviour.
          Linda Armstrong
       Community Link Worker

• My SHARE experience
• TOTS Programme (Truth On Teenage Sex)
• Speak Easy Programme
          SHARE in East Ayrshire
          What happened next?
• Participants at SHARE training rolled out the
  training to their colleagues.
• Guidance staff in eight secondary schools are
  now planning with their partners, which sessions
  will be delivered, when and by whom.
• This will ensure consistency of message and true
  partnership working.
• SHARE training is planned again for May 2011.
• It is anticipated that refresher courses will be
  offered by NHS Ayrshire and Arran in the coming
  year to update colleagues.
                        Contact Details
Alison Crawford
Health and Wellbeing Coordinator
Woodstock Centre
Woodstock Street
Kilmarnock
KA1 2BE
Tel: 01563-555650
Email: alison.crawford@east-ayrshire.gov.uk


Linda Armstrong
Community Link Worker
Loudoun Academy
Galston
KA4 8PD
Tel: 01563-820061
Email: linda.armstrong@east-ayrshire.gov.uk
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