Our Sessions

Our sessions have been written, developed and piloted alongside educators and Headteachers to ensure that the content is age-appropriate, engaging and relevant for young people, and that it fits with RSE & PSHE principles and guidelines. Each session is delivered by one of our trained educators, who are confident and experienced in delivering engaging, informative and thought-provoking sessions about the issues surrounding sex and p0rn.

NT sessions can be presented in the following ways:

  • Classroom-based sessions

  • Assembly-style presentations to whole year groups

  • Live-streamed “virtual” sessions

As the RSE guidelines and PSHE Association’s Programme of Study sets out learning at different key stages, the issues that NT address can be seen as part of a broader programme of learning on keeping safe and building healthy relationships.

Available Sessions:

Click on the title to see RSE & PHSE guidelines and appropriate key stages for each lesson.

  • KEYSTAGE : KS4 & KS5 (Y9 - Y13)

    AIM: To give pupils an overview of the issue of p0rnography around the questions:

    ‘Is it good for me?’ - This section explores scientific evidence showing that p0rn use can lead to addiction and other physical & mental health issues.

    ‘What’s in this?’ - How do the messages & accepted behaviours found in p0rn impact and influence pupils’ understanding of body image, consent, and healthy relationships.

    How did this get made? - This section unpacks the social justice issues related to some of the documented exploitation, coercion and abuse within the p0rn industry.

    RSE Guidelines:

    Online & Media

    What to do and how to get support to report material or manage issues online

    The impact of viewing harmful content

    That specifically explicit sexual material (e.g. p0rnography) presents a distorted picture of sexual behaviours, can damage the way people see themselves in relation to others and negatively affect how they behave towards sexual partners

    Being Safe

    The concepts of and laws relating to sexual consent, sexual exploitation, abuse, grooming, coercion, harassment, and rape

    Internet Safety & Harms

    Similarities and differences between the online world and the physical world, including the impact of unhealthy or obsessive comparison with others online, for example unrealistic expectations for body image

    The benefits of rationing time spent online, the risks of excessive time spent on electronic devices and the impact of positive and negative content on the their own and others’ mental and physical wellbeing

    How to consider the effect of their online actions on others

    How to be a discerning consumer of information online

    Where to report concerns and get support with issues online

    Drugs & Alcohol

    The physical and psychological consequences of addiction

  • KEYSTAGE: KS3 (Y7 - Y9)

    AIM:

    To equip young people to recognise the potential dangers of sharing information online with a focus on sexting.

    RSE Guidelines:

    Respectful Relationships

    Practical steps they can take in a range of contexts to improve or support respectful relationships

    That they can expect to be treated with respect by others, and in turn they should show respect to others

    What constitutes sexual harassment and why that is always unacceptable

    That everyone is unique and equal

    Online & Media

    The same expectations of behaviour apply in all contexts, including online

    Online risks, including that any material someone provides online has the opportunity to be shared online and the difficulty of removing compromising material placed online

    Not to provide material to others they would not want shared further and not to share personal material that is sent to them

    What to do and how to get support to report material or manage issues online

    Intimate Sexual Relationships

    That there are a range of strategies for identifying and managing sexual pressure, including understanding peer pressure, resisting pressure, and not pressurising others

  • KEYSTAGES: KS3 & KS4 (Y7 - Y10)

    AIM:

    Students will be equipped to identify unhelpful messaging present in a variety of media types, critique those messages, and recognise potential harmful consequences if those messages are adopted into real-life relationships. Pupils also have the opportunity to consider and express their own '#relationshipgoals’.

    RSE Guidelines:

    Respectful Relationships

    The characteristics of positive and healthy relationships in all contexts, including online

    How stereotypes can cause damage, including how they might normalise non-consensual behaviour or encourage prejudice

    Online & Media

    The same expectations of behaviour apply in all contexts, including online

    Online risks, for example that not everyone online is who they say they are

    The impact of viewing harmful content

    That specifically explicit sexual material (e.g. pornography) presents a distorted picture of sexual behaviours, can damage the way people see themselves in relation to others and negatively affect how they behave towards sexual partners

    Intimate Sexual Relationships

    How to recognise the characteristics and positive aspects of healthy, one-to-one intimate relationships

    Internet Safety & Harms

    For most people, the internet is an integral part of life and has many benefits

    That the internet can also be a negative place and can have a negative impact on mental health

    Similarities and differences between the online world and the physical world, for example, unrealistic expectations for body image

    The benefits of rationing time spent online, the risks of excessive time spent on electronic devices and the impact of positive and negative content on their own and others’ mental and physical wellbeing

    How to be a discerning consumer of information online