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Parent Introductions
These are ideal presentations for families that are new to your school. They will introduce It Happens Education & the way we work. They are great for parents that need reassurance about the evidence & importance of this preventative & protective subject.
The 2025 Department of Education Guidance says ‘schools must proactively engage and consult parents when they develop and review their policy, ensuring parents understand that effective RSHE is important for promoting and protecting the wellbeing of all children.’
Please note that parent presentations are offered as a live face-to-face session/webinar format. Recordings are not encouraged. Please speak to us if you want to know more.
Parent Introduction to RSHE (Relationships, Sex & Health Education)
This session is aimed at parents who are new to your school community or who haven’t met It Happens Education before. In light of the updated RSHE Guidance (July 2025), this session communicates that effective RSHE is important for promoting and protecting the wellbeing of all children. There is the option of an updated RSHE Consultation survey for this session to glean parental views. Please note that communications to families about this session should inform them that this is very much an introductory session to RSHE. We can focus on why this subject is Statutory, acknowledge that it can be sensitive and challenging, how this subject is delivered at your school and where external agencies can enhance this programme.
- Get to know Statutory RSHE & It Happens Education
- Explore current news headlines in this space
- Reflect on historical relationships, sex & health education
- Consider recent data – with a focus on pornography and sexual violence
- Young people’s voices… what they say they want from the adults in their lives when it comes to RSHE
- Signpost to further reading/research.
Parent Introduction to Substance education
This presentation will introduce It Happens Education and reflect on our own experience of substance education. The sorts of questions young people have, current data & recent substance use trends, why substance education is preventative and protective, how to talk about substances at home and signposting for further information will also be explored.
Parent Introduction to Death education
This presentation will introduce It Happens Education, explore why death education is now included in the RSHE Guidance 2025, opening up conversations about grief & building compassionate communities.
Supporting RSHE conversations at home…
These are ideal for families that have already attended a Parent Introductory presentation.
The 2025 Department of Education Guidance says ‘Schools should take steps to pro-actively engage parents and make sure they are aware of what is being taught in RSHE. These steps might include inviting parents into school to discuss the curriculum content and the importance of RSHE for wellbeing and safety, inviting them to discuss any concerns, and supporting parents in managing conversations with their children about RSHE topics.’
These presentations are most effective when delivered to a specific parent year group, e.g. an RSHE evening for Year 9 Parents with a focus on specific topics & vocab. It is even better when delivered just before or just after one of our student sessions. And these are great opportunity to share samples of work for that cohort and relevant & relatable tips for managing these discussions at home.
Please note that parent presentations are offered as a live face-to-face session/webinar format. Recordings are not encouraged. Please speak to us if you want to know more.
Primary & Prep… pick a year group & select one of these topics:
All the Relationships – how to talk about consent/coercion, managing boundaries, disappointment & frustration.
Early Digital Relationships – protective & preventative education about the risks of online sexual content (including youth produced sexual imagery & pornography).
Your Private Body – the importance of correct terminology, genital hygiene & help-seeking behaviours, with the aim of empowering bodily agency & autonomy.
The Adolescent Body – puberty & puberty products through a critical lens and to discuss all the bodily fluids in a gentle and age-appropriate way.
Vaping Deep Dive – the current landscape, the risks & harms of tobacco, vaping & nicotine products and the nuance of vapes and harm reduction.
Medicines & Legal Drugs – the risks & harms of medicines, alcohol, caffeine & tobacco/nicotine products and how to discuss at home.
Habit & Addiction – exploring the motivations for substance misuse, how they can affect people in different ways and barriers to help-seeking.
Death: opening up the conversation – how to talk about death & grief in a culturally sensitive way and how children can support their friends.
Sextortion Deep Dive – recent research and data on financially motivated extortion… how to prevent, recognise and respond to a sextortion attempt.
Senior… pick a year group & select one of these topics:
Sexual Health – current and inclusive sexual health education for all bodies and all relationships.
Intimate Relationships – how to have relevant and relatable conversations with young people about sex that is enjoyable, positive, ethical & pleasurable.
Choice, Fertility & Families – discussing contraception, pregnancy and families in a way that is inclusive and offers informed choice for everyone.
Women’s Health & RSHE – how to talk about the complexities of the, gynae cancers, screening and being an advocate for Women’s Health.
Sexual Violence/Suffocation/Strangulation – the impact of pornography on young people’s sexual expectations and how to discuss violent and harmful sexual behaviours.
Substances & Harm Reduction – discussing legal & illegal substances in a way that does not promote substance use but also explores how to reduce risk & harm in a non-judgemental way.
Staying Safe at Parties/Festivals/Holidays with friends – exploring the opportunities & challenges young people will encounter as they grow up and how to stay safe.
Death, society & what next – the complexities of bereavement, death and grief, including pregnancy loss, palliative care & assisted dying.
Moving On – how to communicate effectively with young adults about the opportunities and challenges they may face in relation to sex & substances whilst travelling/university.