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Practical guidance for RSE teaching, curriculum planning, and bringing relationships education to life in schools.
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- Our Work
Work Out: Consent, Masculinity, and a Room Full of Athletes
Earlier this year I spent time working on a project called Work Out — a collaboration between Somerset House Studios, King's College…
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Guidance and PolicyA Complete Guide to Developing RSE in Special Schools
I've worked with special schools across the country on their RSE provision, and the conversation almost always starts the same way. The…
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Our WorkConsent for Film and TV: Running Sessions at RADA Before Intimacy Coordination Was a Job
For several years I ran regular consent sessions at RADA — with third-year acting students, and separately with directors and producers.…
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RSE in PracticeWhat Young People Actually Want to Know About Sex and Relationships
We run a platform called Okay to Ask where young people can submit anonymous questions about sex and relationships. No filters, no…
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Our WorkA Question Box in the Great Court: Anonymous Q&A at the British Museum
I once got an email from Ashley Almeida, who runs the Young People's Programme at the British Museum, asking if I'd be up for spending an…
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RSE in PracticeSharing Nudes, Sextortion and Deepfakes: What Schools Need to Know in 2026
Last week I came across one of my old lesson plans on online safety. It was from around 2010. I opened it up and went through it, just to…
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Our WorkTuesday Nights in Angel: Running RSE with the Red Cross Youth Group
Every Tuesday evening, the British Red Cross runs a youth group at its office near Angel. It's called the Refugees and Befriending Project…
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Guidance and PolicyWhy Your RSE Programme Needs More Than a Drop-Down Day
I got a call from a school last term asking if I could come in for a drop-down day. "We want to cover consent, online safety, healthy…
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Our WorkGive & Get: Porn Literacy at Tate Modern
At one point I was asked to be part of a weekend at Tate Modern called Bedfellows: Sex Re-Education — a residency at Tate Exchange built…
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RSE in PracticeTeaching Porn Literacy: What It Is, Why It Matters, and How to Start
A few years ago I was delivering a session at the Tate Modern on pornography and media literacy. Halfway through, a teacher put her hand up…
- RSE in Practice
The Drop Day That Taught Me More Than It Taught the Kids
Last year, I took part in a drop day at a secondary school. The topic was healthy relationships, and as usual, I was armed with a session…
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RSE in PracticeHow to Teach Consent Beyond "No Means No"
I was observing a consent lesson in a secondary school last year. The teacher was clear, confident, well-prepared. She explained the legal…
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RSE in PracticeRSE for Pupils with SEND: Practical Approaches That Work
I was running a session on healthy relationships in a special school in Oxfordshire a couple of years ago. I'd planned it carefully,…
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Guidance and PolicyTeaching Puberty Before It Happens: A Guide for Primary Schools
A Year 5 teacher told me recently that one of her pupils had started her period at school and was convinced she was dying. Nobody had told…
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RSE in PracticeTalking to Boys About Masculinity, Misogyny and Online Influencers
Most boys are doing fine. They're not radicalised. They're not woman-haters. They're still having crushes, still loving their mums, still…
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Guidance and PolicyWhat the 2026 RSE Guidance Means for Your School: A Plain-English Summary
I spent a weekend reading the new DfE statutory guidance cover to cover. It's long. And if you're a head teacher or PSHE lead trying to…