Informed Choices and Safety
I Wish explores the reasons why teenagers might choose to have sex and what they might need to consider before making that choice, including consent, unplanned pregnancy, STI’s and the emotional aspects of that choice.
It educates students on how to keep themselves safe from the risks of teen sex, including information on contraception, condom use and STI testing.
It examines the benefits of delaying sex until a long term committed relationship.
What’s Covered?
Session 1: Consent
Session Aims:
To understand:
- The meaning of consent and start to learn how to apply this in sexual relationships
- That sex without consent is sexual assault
- The importance of consent in a healthy sexual relationship
Session 2: STI’s
Session Aims:
To understand:
- what an STI is and how they are passed on
- some key features of STI’s
- how to prevent STI’s and how to access help, support and testing
Session 3: Unplanned pregnancy and Contraception
Session Aims:
To understand:
- the possible short and long term impacts of an unplanned teen pregnancy on both the mother and the father’s lives and to know how to access help and support
- how to keep themselves safe from unplanned pregnancy and how to access reliable contraception
- and start to consider what characteristics of a relationship make it possible to negotiate safer sex
Session 4: Emotional wellbeing
Session Aims:
- To explore what sort of relationship might make the best context for sex
- To understand that whatever has happened in the past, we can all make positive, healthy choices for the future
- To know how to access help and support in this area
