Under 16’s

You are likely to be in the age range of 12 to 16 years old. A male or female teen. We wish to attempt to deliver content that is age appropriate.

13 years old:

In your first year in secondary education your PSHE lesson should cover the following :-

Pshe = Personal, social, health and economic education
  • relationships and sex education (RSE) (secondary)
  • health education (secondary)

 

It is expected your school to use their PSHE education programme to equip you with a sound understanding of risk and with the knowledge and skills necessary to make safe and informed decisions.

Understanding Risks – From coming out to the wrong people to coming to terms with the shock and realisation and acceptance of your sexuality.

There are many risks for example

  1. Sexual experimentation with no safer sex precautions
  2. Relationships with others who are taking advantage or misusing their power over you.
  3. Avoiding sexual activities until you are prepared and ready.
  4. Avoid placing yourself in danger in meeting individuals off line.
  5. Sexual assault against you.
  6. Life threatening episodes
  7. Sexual Health risks

We will be looking at your skill levels in order to cope with prevention and actions.

 

14 years old

15 years old

16 years old

Until you are over the age of 16 you are advise to wait or avoid sexual activities with a partner.

In some international countries it’s against the law at any age.

The age of consent is the age at which a person is considered to be legally competent to consent to sexual acts and is thus the minimum age of a person with whom another person is legally permitted to engage in sexual activity. The distinguishing aspect of the age of consent laws is that the person below the minimum age is regarded as the victim, and his or her sex partner is regarded as the offender, unless both are underage.

The Law

It is important to know what the law says about sex, relationships and young people, as well as broader safeguarding issues. This includes a range of important facts and the rules regarding sharing personal information, pictures, videos and other material using technology. This will help young people to know what is right and wrong in law, but it can also provide a good foundation of knowledge for deeper discussion about all types of relationships. There are also many different legal provisions whose purpose is to protect young people and which ensure young people take responsibility for their actions.

Pupils should be aware of the relevant legal provisions when relevant topics are being taught, including for example:

  • marriage
  • consent, including the age of consent
  • violence against women and girls
  • online behaviours including image and information sharing (including ‘sexting’, youth-produced sexual imagery, nudes, etc.)
  • pornography
  • abortion
  • sexuality
  • gender identity
  • substance misuse
  • violence and exploitation by gangs
  • extremism and radicalisation
  • criminal exploitation (for example, through gang involvement or ‘county lines’ drugs operations)
  • hate crime
  • female genital mutilation (FGM)

Global Age of Consent