This DVD contains a number of the clips are good entry points into key topics regarding the nuts and bolts of sex and provide opportunities to explore wider related themes such as pornography and how consent happens. Something to note – the resource as a whole is quite heteronormative, showing and discussing only sexual activity (as cartoons) between young men and women; ‘gay’ is then a separate chapter rather than gay and lesbian relationships being normalized throughout.
Students should be reminded of the age of sexual consent at the start of every lesson. The law applies to everyone, regardless of sex or sexual orientation.
| DVD Chapter | Discussion/Supplementary clips |
| Condoms | Key messages: How to correctly use a condom How condoms reduce the incidence of STIs between sexual activity by men and women and men and men How condoms reduce the incidence of pregnancy between sex between men and women The importance of the use by date and quality symbols The importance of only using lubricant that is designed to be used with a condom (not oil-based) Friends – Ross finds out that condoms are only effective 97% of the time (It’s closer to 98% – NHS, 2020) |
| Erections/Penis | Key messages: The physiology of erections The law regarding the taking and sharing of sexual images That erections do not signify consent and can occur during abuse Misrepresentation of penises and erections in porn and how drugs, filming angles and hair removal contributes to misinformation Causes of erectile dysfunction including medical conditions, stress, poor mental health, anxiety and nerves, alcohol, drugs and use of porn The signs of infection, specifically STIs Dopamine and the brain Your Brain on Porn The relationship between internet porn and erectile dysfunction |
| Intimacy/Masturbation/Orgasm | Key messages: The difference of representation of ‘sex’ in porn and in loving, safe, healthy, respectful relationships How consent happens Clip from Gavin and Stacey 18.04 to 18.18 (dialogue and action after this point not appropriate for classroom use. The full season is rated 15+. This clip does not show depictions of nudity or sex). Consent scene from BBC’s Normal People (to be used in close communication with parents and carers. Also rated 15+. Nudity is implied but the characters are seen in terms of head and shoulders only. At the start of this scene Marianne initiates sex by asking Connell if he has a condom). |
| Love Button (The vulva and, specifically) the clitoris | Key messages: The name and function of parts of the vulva That vulvas vary in appearance The law regarding the taking and sharing of sexual images That signs of arousal do not signify consent and can still occur during abuse Misrepresentation of vulvas in porn and how surgeries, filming angles and hair removal contributes to misinformation The problematisation and medicalisation of female sexuality including Female Genital Mutilation The signs of infection, specifically STIs Clip from Friends – Seven! Seven! |
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