Age Group

13 - 15 Year olds

Year Group

Key Stage 3 / 4

Duration

60 minutes

Group Size

Upto 250

Resource Pack?

Yes

Follow Up Workshop

Request details

Digital Version?

No

RHSE Session

Overview of Expecting More (RSHE Session)

Relationship, Sex, and Health Education (RSHE) is now a required part of education to help young people make informed choices about their well-being, and to build their self-awareness, confidence, and independence. It’s important for young people to understand key topics like consent, online relationships, intimacy, and sexual health, along with the challenges and risks involved.

Despite a significant reduction in teenage pregnancies over the past decade, it remains a relevant issue that needs continued attention. To address this, 2engage conducted a series of workshops and interviews with teenage parents from across Cheshire West and Chester. Using their lived experiences, we created ‘Expecting More’ – a compelling piece of theatre that captures the real stories, options, and challenges surrounding teenage pregnancy.

Expecting More follows the plight of two young mums as they come to terms with their pregnancy and break the news to those closest to them. Audiences witness the impact the situation has on their lives. From finance to family, and housing to haters, these two girls face the harsh reality of being a young parent.
- Promote safety
- Encourage respectful relationships and friendships
- Inform about intimate and sexual relationships, including sexual health
- Capture the reaction of parents, grandparents, friends and fathers of the children to give a rounded perspective
- Give an insight into the barriers young mums face
- Show the impact on parents’ hopes and aspirations
- Recognising personal qualities, attitudes, skills and achievements are evaluated by others, how this affects self-confidence and self-esteem
- Accepting and rejecting feedback
- Understanding self-esteem can change due to circumstance
- Managing growth and change as growing up
- Contraception
- STIs, including HIV/AIDS
- Alcohol misuse
- Advice and support services (including sexual health)
- Qualities and behaviours of positive and negative relationships
- Strong feelings and emotions (sexual attraction)
- Different types of relationships
- Nature and importance of stable and long-term relationships for bringing up children
- Roles and responsibilities of parents and children
- Dealing with the breakdown of relationships
- Considering levels of intimacy and consequences
- Contraception
- Unprotected sex, unintended pregnancy and teenage parenthood
- Support services available
- Effect of alcohol on choices and sexual behaviour
- Assessing readiness for sex
- Abortion
- Peers supporting one another
- Recognising core values and how they influence choices
- Different types of work and education opportunities available

Key Themes

RSHE CURRICULUM
PSHE LESSON
RELATIONSHIPS, SEX & HEALTH EDUCATION
TEENAGE PARENTHOOD
PSHE RESOURCES

Absolutely outstanding performance!

Absolutely outstanding performance! Engaging our learners throughout and providing a powerful message.

Deborah Doubleday