Sexual Health Education

Guidelines

The following guidelines were approved by the BCTF Executive Committee in June 2010 and are published in the BCTF Members' Guide.

• 2019 Canadian Guidelines for Sexual Health Education 
  
• Guidelines for implementation of sexual health education   

Resources

• ACT provides support services that empower men, women and young people living with HIV to achieve self-determination, informed decision-making, independence, and overall well-being.
  
• Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights 
• AIDS Vancouver: HIV/AIDS prevention workshops (two to three hours). All workshops can be modified to 80 minute blocks for secondary schools except Gender and HIV.
• Avoiding homophobia and transphobia in sexual health education   
• CATIE (Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange)
  
• ERAC review of HIV/AIDS materials to compliment the HACE Curriculum 
• Gay Men’s Sexual Health Alliance
• Health Initiative For Men (H.I.M.)
• Knowing Your Rights Toolkit: Sexual and Reproductive Health Booklet 
• Options for Sexual Health. Non-profit BC society offers clinical services and comprehensive education and information. 
• Professional development training for teachers. Can be modified to fit audience needs.
• Questions & answers: Gender identity in schools. Public Health Agency of Canada 
• Questions & answers: Sexual orientation in schools. Public Health Agency of Canada
• Responding to resistance to teaching sexual health education   
• Sexual and Reproductive Health Awareness Week Campaign website
  
• Sexual education free from heterosexism   
• Sexual health education in the schools: Questions and answers. 3rd edition, March 2010. Published by the Sex Information and Education Council of Canada (SIECCAN), this resource provides answers to the most commonly asked questions about sexual health education. 
• SexAndU.ca provides information and education on sexual health. The website is administered by the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada. 
• Smart Sex Resource: Sexual health on-line resource developed by the BC Centre For Disease Control and the Provincial Health Services Authority.
• Status of Women web page
• TeachingSexualHealth.ca is a website sponsored by the Alberta Government. It is developed by educators and medical professionals to assist teachers in the teaching of sexual health.
• Teen Health Source   
  
• Using gender neutral language in your classroom   
• You Are Not Alone: a toolkit for Aboriginal women escaping domestic violence
• Youth Co. training and workshops in the lower mainland. They will travel to other parts of the province when organizations can help support their travel costs.
• SHE resource list 2014. Sexual health resources for primary, intermediate, and secondary schools. Compiled under the co-ordination of the Vancouver School Board.