Contraception Education: Downloads

Below are Contraception Education's links to contraception, safe sex sites and sexual health resources. We work alongside many of these organisations to coordinate safer sex education materials for Personal Social and Health Education (PSHE & PSHCE) teachers.

Apause
New website for the sex education project originating in Devon but now recognised nationally.

Avert
Several excellent brightly coloured and accessible FREE downloads - e.g. young peoples guides to sex, relationships, contraception, HIV and AIDS. Sexual Health Information and Lesson plans for teachers, plus resources/quiz/attitude exploration activities etc

British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS)
"Information and counselling on pregnancy issues, abortion and fertility. Telephone number: 0845 730 4030
BPAS supports reproductive choice by advocating and providing high-quality affordable services for those who wish to prevent an unplanned pregnancy with contraception or end one with abortion."

Brook Website
"Promoting free and confidential sex and contraception advice for young people. Site contains national contacts and very helpful sexual health information and advice.
These offer young people advice, counselling and medical help on contraception, pregnancy, abortion and sexual health.
Telephone: 0800 0185 023"

Condomi Condoms
Condom website with links to extensive information about sexual health and sexuality.

Contraception Education Shop
Use this link to go straight to the Contraception Education Secure Shop to buy Sex Education Resources on-line.

Family Planning Association website
Sexual Health Information and educational resources training, research, and advocacy. Links to other organisations. Contraceptive Education Services.
Information service on family planning and all aspects of sexual health.

Fertility UK
Gives broad info fertility awareness and natural family planning, but does not teach the method, contact can be made with trained teachers for this - NB this method does not offer protection from sexually transmitted diseases.

Head On Productions
"An excellent selection of sex education packs and body boards for use with young people, including students with learning difficulties. Tel 0161 998 8877 Address: Head on Productions Timpson Road, Roundthorn Industrial Estate, Sale, Cheshire
EMail headon@headonltd.co.uk"

Herpes.org.uk
The Herpes Viruses Association (HVA) and Shingles Support Society web site.
""If you want to know about the very common (but often feared) herpes simplex virus this on-line resource can help you. The HVA can answer any question you may have"

HYPHOP
HYP HOP aims to provide good quality sex and relationships educational resources and training programmes that embrace culture and diversity.

I Wanna Know
The Website of ASHA The American Social Health Association. This provides extensive information, written for young people in reasonably accessible language, about sexual issues. There is a game room, a chat room, a huge glossary of terms, pages for example on coping during puberty, choosing to have sex.

Information-Plus
A specialist developer of innovative multimedia software addressing social and behavioural issues - known as "Social Learning Software". Information-Plus is working with Contraception Education Limited in the conversion of Contraception the Board Game to the CD Rom version.

Life Support Productions
Site for resources Jason´s Private world and Kylie´s Private World - especially for students with Learning Difficulties.

Lifebytes (Key Stage 3 SRE)
Amazing UK Government site with excellent A & P section including graphics for understanding reproduction and contraception.

Like it is
A lovely site launched in 2001 to give straight talk and honest answers to young people.

Margaret Pyke Centre
Comprehensive information about all methods of contraception, including FAQ´s (frequently asked questions). Excellent for contraceptive users, clinicians, their students and teachers.

Me-and-Us.com
An excellent source of sex education materials including specific resources for people with learning difficulties and other special needs

Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy Section
Gynaecology and Obstetrics, chapter 246 "Family Planning" Available form the Website of Merck and Co., Inc. A resume of methods of contraception, sterilisation and induced abortion. The publication is by the pharmaceutical company.

NANCSH
"Links to an excellent resource for Nurses working win the fields of contraception and sexual health.
Notification of events, activities, book reviews..."

National Children´s Bureau´s web page
Includes a vast range of sex education resources, books, policy reviews and summaries of research into sexual behaviour and attitudes.

NHS Direct
Tel 08454647 Health information via the phone or on-line. Downloadable.

North West Public Health Observatory
A site about public health issues, services, policy, reports. Try "Search" then "Sexual Health" using "All".....

Not 2 Late
This is a USA Website with information about Emergency Contraception and many other sexual health and contraception issues. It offers a balanced perspective incorporating both easy to read information and also research papers and academic websites.

Playing Safely
This is Health Promotion England´s website on sexual health. It includes two gambling games to illustrate the Sex Lottery, and other excellent resources, such as information, advice, addresses and contact numbers for local GUM and family planning clinics.

Safer Dates
A reference point for everyone, with information about how to enjoy dating safely, how to protect yourself in different situations and environments including the internet.

Sandra Smethurst
Global Leader, inspiring human development. Working with adults and young people. Empowering and motivating young people to achieve their full potential in life.

Sexplained
Excellent straight talking sexual health education and advice by Helen Knox. Purchase direct from Sexplained or use the Contraception Education contacts page.

TACADE
PSHE publications, training, consultancy service and project management. Originally drugs and alcohol education, but rapidly expanding into citizenship in the broader sense, including safer sex.

Teenage Health Freak
"Cringe-free health info for teenagers, from your friendly virtual doctor"

The Site
The Website of Youth Net Uk. A site for young people including sex, pregnancy, sexual health relationships and much more. Very clear information and advice, very easy to navigate, young people evidently very comfortable here in raising their queries on sexual matters.

Trust for the Study of Adolescence
Organisation promoting research into the social issues impacting on young people and the dissemination of that information.

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