SHARE includes training for teachers, health professionals and others working in schools, and the SHARE classroom materials.
What is SHARE?
SHARE (Sexual Health and Relationships Education or Safe, Happy and Responsible) is a school sex education programme
aimed at pupils in Years 8, 9 and 10 in secondary schools.
SHARE began as a research-based teacher-led sex education programme for 13- to 15-year-olds, and was developed and
piloted by the Health Education Board for Scotland (now NHS Health Scotland)) and the Medical Research Council between 1993
and 1996 in Lothian and Tayside schools, and was then subjected to a randomised trial.
SHARE is the biggest research programme on the effectiveness of sex and relationships education to have taken place in the UK. The interim findings from the trial showed that in comparison with conventional sex education, SHARE is evaluated more highly by both pupils and teachers, it increases practical sexual health knowledge and there is some improvement in the quality of sexual relationships, primarily through reduced regret. Indications from follow-up research have found modest changes in the thinking of young people who received SHARE. They:
 were more likely to believe that you don't have to have sexual intercourse in romantic / sexual relationships had greater intentions to resist unwanted sexual activities had greater intentions to discuss the use of condoms with sexual partners were less likely to agree that using condoms spoils sexual fun and enjoymentNHS Health Scotland has sufficient confidence in SHARE to be disseminating it throughout the country, and SHARE is also being used in Healthy Respect, a government-funded demonstration project in Lothian.
SHARE is now available in the whole of the UK and worldwide. Please click the topics at the right of this page to learn more. |
