RSE training

Teaching RSE with confidence

The foundation session: a shared framework for teaching RSE, the right language for each age group, and practised answers to pupils' questions.

Book this training

Twilight: 90 minutes, £450
Half day: 3 hours, £650
Full day: 5.5 hours, £950
For: Primary, secondary and mixed staff teams
Group size: Up to 20 per facilitator
Travel: At cost

Why this training

This is the foundation session, for staff new to RSE and for teams who want a shared approach to it. It covers how to set up RSE lessons safely, how to pitch content for each age group, and how to respond to questions and disclosures.

It covers the content as well as the teaching. Staff build the subject knowledge behind the lessons, including contraception, STIs and sexual health, and practise the parts that are easier once they’ve been done once: saying the words out loud and running practical demonstrations.

The training is aligned to the DfE statutory guidance that has applied since September 2026, KCSIE and the PSHE Association framework. Staff practise answers to questions pupils have handed in anonymously, so the framework is tested on real examples during the session.

What staff will be able to do

Set up working agreements that make RSE lessons safe to take part in.
Teach contraception, STIs and sexual health accurately, with the subject knowledge to answer follow-up questions.
Talk about sex, bodies and relationships out loud with ease, having practised it, including practical demonstrations.
Answer an unexpected question, or decide not to, and explain why.
Respond to a disclosure in line with KCSIE and the school's safeguarding policy.

What it covers

Safe lessons

Working agreements, distancing techniques and anonymous question boxes, so pupils can take part without disclosing.

Subject knowledge

The facts behind the lessons, including contraception, STIs and sexual health, so staff can answer accurately and handle follow-up questions.

Practice

Time to say the words out loud and rehearse practical demonstrations during the session, before teaching them to a class.

Language and pitch

Correct terminology, age-appropriate content, and what to hold back for older year groups.

Questions and disclosures

A framework for answering unexpected questions, knowing when not to answer, and what to do if a pupil discloses.

The 2026 guidance

What the revised statutory guidance requires, and what it changes in day-to-day teaching.

Choose a length

What each length covers below is a typical outline. Every session is planned with you, so the content is adjusted to fit your staff and your school. Prices are per session, for one school, with up to 20 staff per facilitator, plus travel at cost. Every member of staff receives a certificate of completion and keeps the resources from the day.

Typical twilight, 90 minutes, £450

Working agreements, the framework for answering questions, and responding to disclosures.

Typical half day, 3 hours, £650

Everything in the twilight, plus subject knowledge on contraception and STIs, rehearsing practical demonstrations, and practising answers to real pupil questions in small groups.

Typical full day, 5.5 hours, £950

Everything in the half day, plus the 2026 guidance in detail and time to apply the framework to your own scheme of work.

Questions this training prepares staff for

Questions pupils handed us anonymously, on paper, in schools we have worked in. Printed as they were written. Every one is answered in full on Okay to Ask.

Questions about this session

Is this for staff who have never taught RSE?

Yes. It assumes no prior subject knowledge, and it works just as well for experienced staff who want a shared approach across the team.

How is this different from Teaching the hard topics?

This session covers the foundations of teaching RSE across every topic. Teaching the hard topics goes further into the subjects and questions that need the most preparation.