Esteem

Sexting is an issue that gathers a large amount of public interest, including from the press and professionals working with young people. However, sometimes it seems hard to identify how to best tackle the issue. acet UK’s Esteem programme includes multiple activities and an example lesson plan, developed over 5 years of specific experience in teaching about sexting. To help youth workers, teachers and parents talk about the issue, acet UK has created a brand new physical resource called #IsItOK? in partnership with Youthscape.

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Since the early days of acet UK, education in schools has been a key part of our work. Originally focusing on HIV, we now offer comprehensive relationships and sex education (RSE) through our Esteem programme.

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This month, we had the pleasure of leading some fantastic relationships and sex education (RSE) teacher training for the staff of Oasis Academy Silvertown. It is always fun to work with a new group of passionate educators and this staff team was no exception. To fit in with the school’s timetable, we provided the training across a number of twilight sessions after the students had finished for the day.

Just before the half-term break, our good friend, and Esteem educator, Hannah Musa, joined us at a London school. Together we led a session with more than 100 year 12 students, who we’ve been running a series of Esteem RSE sessions for.

During the session, Hannah spoke movingly about her experience of living with HIV – what it was like to learn her status, the fears that she faced and the stigma and discrimination she’s experienced from some people.

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We have just completed our 4 day training in Crawley with a group of fantastic youth workers, who are working with young people in a variety of contexts from delivering lessons and assemblies, to small group work and pastoral care. The training has equipped them to have conversations and be able to run inspiring sessions on self-esteem, relationships, porn, sexting, pregnancy and contraception, STIs, HIV and much more with the young people they work with.

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In a society where girls are constantly bombarded by sexualised images, and are increasingly led by media and social influences, it can be difficult for young women to navigate the mixed messages that fuel unrealistic or unhealthy expectations and pressures around relationships and sex.