Relationships and Sex Education

Video clips of KS4 exercises

Use this section to navigate between the different exercises in the KS4 ApauseToo curriculum and see example video clips of the activities described in each teacher booklet.

  • Page numbers refer to pages in the teacher booklet for each exercise.
  • Exercises ten and eleven are yet to be filmed, but follow the same principles in their delivery.
  • If you would like to submit some of you own example footage, please contact us.

Exercise Seven

Exercise Seven, "Relationships – explore the rules" : Working in small groups, students first sort out cards into physical and social ‘moves’, then arrange them in two parallel time lines. What rules do people use as they build up relationships and why are some ‘players’ ‘good’ and others ‘bad’?

Resources: Teacher Booklet (E7 T), 8 x game cards sheet (E7 S1), 8 x student worksheets (E7 S2)
  Page # Description Video(s)
Outcome page 1 Teacher explains the session  -  building good relationships and keeping in control.
Organise page 1 Perforated cards are distributed. Students sort them into two continuums of ‘physical’ and ‘social’ moves.
On-task page 2 Worksheets are distributed and explained. Students discuss and write down short answers to each question. 
Out-loud page 2 Group read back their answers – prompting further discussion. Not all questions are included. 
Overview page 4 Teacher chooses from a selection of discussion points.

Exercise Eight

Exercise Eight, "Relationships – playing the game" : The two sets of cards are used to play a game which models the build-up of a relationship between a fictional couple. Both have decided what their physical and social stopping points are, but only by interpretting the other person’s moves and playing the cards skilfully can they keep in control.
Resources: Teacher Booklet (E8 T), 8 x game cards sheet (E8 S1) Get these resources>>

  Page # Description Video(s)
Outcome page 1 Teacher reads explanation and purpose of the game about to be played. People need to make and interpret moves.
Organise page 1 Teacher reads first set of instructions. Students sort them into two continuums as in Exercise 7.
On-task page 2 Teacher reads second set of instructions – the basic rules of the game. 
On-task page 2 Teacher A supports small group using questions and suggestions.
Teacher B supports small group using questions and suggestions 
Out-loud page 3    
Out-loud page 3 Students report back on how their games developed. Theme: ‘Any additional moves’.
Out-loud page 3 Students report back on how their games developed. Theme: ‘How similar to real life?’.
Overview  page 3 Teacher chooses a selection of discussion points.  

Exercise Nine

Exercise Nine, "Pregnancy – Risks and choices" : The class works in seven groups and read back short scenes describing the lead-up to and the long-term consequences of two young people have unprotected sex on a one-night-stand. With more personal understanding and support from friends both young people might have made different choices and avoided a very risky situation.
Resources: Teacher Booklet (E9 T), 3 sets of 7 scripts (E9 S1) Get these resources>>

  Page # Description Video(s)
Outcome page 1 Teacher reads purpose of the exercise – the context and consequences of sex outside a committed relationship.
Organise page 1 Teacher reads instructions. Class are in seven teams, one team per script.
Out-loud page 2 Group 1 reads back their scene – ‘Emergency visit to the hospital’.
Out-loud page 2 Group 2 reads back their scene – ‘Difficult Choice’.
Out-loud page 2 Group 3 reads back their scene – ‘What the friend says’.
Out-loud page 3 Teacher asks questions about the scene called ‘Boyfriend trouble and splitting up’, focusing on condom use.
Out-loud page 3 Group 6 reads back their scene – ‘If only she’d known’.
Out-loud page 3 Teacher asks Group 6 about the scene they have just read – the circumstances leading up to unprotected sex.
Out-loud page 4 Group 7 reads back their scene: ‘Short-term pleasures, long-term consequences’.  
Out-loud  page 4 Teacher asks Group 7 about the scene they have just read – what information or knowledge would have helped Bobby?  

Exercise Twelve

Exercise Twelve, "Contraception – Soft skills" : By reading aloud short scene from a story this exercises focuses on some of the social influences, and social skills that determine whether a condom is used. Clearly knowing ‘the mechanics’ is only part of the story.
Resources: Teacher Booklet (E12 T), 15 sets of scripts (E12 S1) Get these resources>>

  Page # Description Video(s)
Out-loud page 2 A series of clips in which students read a selection of the short scenes. Using a condom is a series of personal negotiations, not just a skill you can read off the packet.