Teacher training: changing adolescent body
Practical materials for primary and secondary schools to use to train staff to teach about the changing adolescent body, including puberty.
Applies to England
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This training module supports the physical health and mental wellbeing section of the statutory relationships, sex and health education curriculum.
The module contains key knowledge and facts to help teachers understand what they must teach. It includes information on the physical and emotional changes in puberty, including menstrual wellbeing.
These slides should be adapted to suit individual school context. This can include adding your own videos and resources to make your teaching training sessions more visual and interactive.
Related topics
When planning your curriculum, consider how you will link these topics.
Changing adolescent body is closely related to:
- health and prevention
- mental wellbeing
- intimate and sexual relationships, including sexual health (for secondary pupils)
- physical health and fitness
- healthy eating
The national curriculum for science also includes content in related areas, such as:
- the main external body parts
- changes to the human body (including puberty)
- reproduction (including menstrual cycle)
Last updated 18 February 2021 + show all updates
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Updated slide 45 in the changing adolescent body teacher training module.
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First published.