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Sexual Health Check

This lesson develops Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) knowledge. 

Learning intentions:

  • Understand how to reduce the risk of contracting and/or transmitting STIs
  • Understand the process for STI screening (and management)
  • Understand the different contraceptive options and barrier protection methods
  • Know where to go for help and support

Digital Educator: Chloe

  • 12-30 learners

    Class size

  • 10+

    Year Level

  • 45-60 minutes

    Course duration

  • Nil

    Student Handouts

    Preparing for the lesson

    Information
    Resources
    ACHPE Objectives
    UNESCO Objectives
    Safety & Wellbeing
    Sequence
    Extension
    In this Sexual Health Check lesson, students will develop their sexual and reproductive health literacy.

    The lesson begins with a knowledge sharing STI quiz, followed by an STI card matching game that promotes further learning on signs and symptoms. The lesson finishes with an activity that looks at various contraceptive methods.

    Each lesson ends with a consolidation activity, inviting students to list 1 thing they have learnt from the lesson, 1 thing they already knew, 1 piece of advice they would share with a friend, and 1 adult or organisation that would be helpful in relation to the lesson topic.  

    Facilitator Printouts

    Student Printouts

    Additional Student Resources

    We Keep It Zipped- Confidential Services For Young People (New Zealand)

    Getting A Medicare Card- Resources For Young People (Australia)


    AC9HP10P08: Plan, rehearse and evaluate strategies for managing situations where their own or others’ health, safety or wellbeing are at risk. 
    • Critiquing the appropriateness of help and support services available to young people in the local community. 
    • Examining practices and processes for ensuring safe practices during sexual activity, including use of condoms and dams. 
    Key Concept 5: Skill for Health and Wellbeing
    5.2 Decision-making.
    •  Key idea: Sexual decision-making has consequences on oneself and others, including social and health consequences.


    Key Concept 7: Sexuality and Sexual Behaviour
    7.2 Sexual Behaviour and Sexual Response.
    •  Key idea: Sexual decision-making requires prior consideration of risk-reduction strategies to prevent unintended pregnancy and STIs, including HIV.


    Key Concept 8: Sexual and Reproductive Health
    8.1 Pregnancy and Pregnancy Prevention.
    •   Key idea: Young people who are sexually active and could benefit from contraception should be able to access it without significant barriers, regardless of ability, marital status, gender, gender identity or sexual orientation.
    •  Key idea: Unintended pregnancies occur, and all young people should be able to access the services and protections necessary for their health and wellbeing.
    •  Key idea: Adoption is an option when someone is not ready or able to become a parent.


    8.3 Understanding, Recognising and Reducing the Risk of STIs, including HIV.
    •  Key idea: STIs such as chlamydia, gonorrhoea, syphilis, HIV and HPV can be prevented and treated or managed.
    Discussing STIs is an area that still brings a lot of shame and embarrassment to people. This is often dealt with by making jokes. It is important to interrupt any joking about individuals or stereotypes. It can be helpful to discuss STIs in the same framework as other communicable diseases such as COVID-19, colds and flu, and even headlice. The reality is that humans transmit things to each other all the time and the closer to other people we get the higher the risk of transmission. It is difficult to engage in sexual activity whilst still remaining 1.5m apart. 

    Ideally, you will have scope to deliver all of the lessons in your program. However we understand that many schools have limited capacity to do so. Should you find yourself having to implement part of this program, we have provided a suggested sequence of lessons within the broader skills and knowledge categories of relationship, consent, gender, and health & legal literacy. We recommend delivering at least one lesson from each category.

    1. Group Agreements & Pod Mapping should be the first lesson as per best practice.
    2. Sex, Ethics & Alcohol: Can They Mix? is better delivered later in the program when students are more familiar with the Respect Collective curriculum.

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