Esteem: Sex and Relationships Education

Become an Oasis Esteem Educator and receive PSHCE training, specialist resources and support.

Oasis Sex and Relationships Education (SRE), known as Oasis Esteem, has been equipping people to deliver Personal Social Health and Citizenship Education (PSHCE) across the country since 1987. From these years of experience, both in the UK and across the world, we have developed a wide range of services geared towards young people, as well as providing support for teachers, youth workers, parents and school governors.

Oasis Esteem is a course designed to provide you with the resources to help young people work through issues surrounding early sexual activity.

As well as clear and accurate information about sex and STIs, Oasis Esteem explores the reasons for early and risky sexual activity and helps to facilitate appropriate discussions with young people and to encourage them to make positive choices in their own lives. Students are provided with a comprehensive pack of resources for use in the classroom.

Become an Oasis Esteem Educator!

Receive excellent PSHCE training , specialist resources, information updates and the support of a national co-ordinator.

Why?

The Church is sometimes accused of irrelevance, being silent on the issues that effect ordinary people in the Twenty First Century. Make a difference in your community by providing quality information and facts challenging young people’s attitudes, behaviour and beliefs, and empowering them to make positive and healthy life choices.

How?

Associate Educator Teams are responsible for developing and delivering the PSHE programmes in their local communities. This involves introducing the service to their local schools, booking lessons and confirming content and delivering the sessions. Associate Educators also provide Oasis with simple statistical data related to what they have delivered where and when. This helps us to monitor our performance and coverage.

Who would most benefit from the course?

Associate Educator Teams come from all walks of life. Some are church volunteers keen to serve schools in their local community. They may be parents, shift workers with time available during the day, nurses or other health professionals.

Alternatively, an increasing number of Associate Educators are youth workers employed by churches or Christian organisations. They are already committed to serving their local schools and find that Oasis Esteem opens doors for them. The training, resources, curriculum and support enable them to do their job – only better!

Delivery of Training

Oasis Community Health provides the training, resources, curriculum and support for its Associate Educator Teams. The rights and responsibilities of Associate Educators are outlined in a License Agreement. Once registered, Associate Educators are provided with access to the password-protected area of the website containing lesson plans, briefing sheets, training pages and a whole lot more. These can be downloaded and used for free.

Entry Requirements

No previous experience or knowledge is required as all Associate Educators are provided with comprehensive training.

Course Structure

The course is run across 4 full days and is delivered either consecutively or spread over a few weeks.

Teaching, Learning and Assessment Methods

This takes place in lectures, group work and through various activities.

Cost per Student

From September 2009, the full cost of the Associate Educator Training is £300*. If you are associated with a non-statutory organisation the cost of the training reduces to £150*. Fees for Oasis training carried out by Associate trainers may vary and therefore please check directly with the trainer.

* These fees may be subject to further increases before September 2009.

Minimum Size for Group Bookings

All bookings are subject to minimum numbers being met. We currently require a minimum of 8 attendees per course.

Apply now!

To apply, simply download and complete the Application Form and send to the National Training Co-ordinator along with your payment.

Training Dates for 2009 (Please note these dates have now been altered and differ from those previously advertised in the prospectus)

The Oasis Centre, London:

Mon 1st Feb, Mon 8th Feb, Mon 1st Mar & Mon 8th Mar '10
 

Birdwell Methodist Church, Barnsley:

Mon 1st Mar, Tue 2nd Mar, Mon 8th Mar & Tue 9th Mar '10

Contact Rachel McCallum - racheldmde@sheffieldmethodist.org or 07843 661 684


Chester:

Wed 10th Mar, Thu 11th Mar, Wed 14th Apr & Thu 15th Apr '10


Please note: If you are an organisation or a church able to get together a minimum of 10 people, we may also be able to come to you to carry out training. If you are based outside of the Midlands then you would need to cover transport costs and possibly overnight accommodation.

If you have any further queries or questions regarding Esteem training, please contact Nicola Gonçalves, National Training Co-ordinator on 020 7921 4320 or email openlearning@oasisuk.org

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