Relationships on Film: Consent

This course is part of Relationships on Film, a series of short learning experiences to support sex and relationships education.

With a 2021 Ofsted review finding that sexual harassment is ‘commonplace’ amongst young people¹, it is more important than ever to teach students about boundaries and mutual consent.

In this course for educators of 11-16-year-olds, you’ll discover how you can use film to improve students’ understanding of consent and help them to navigate romantic and sexual relationships safely and confidently. Created in partnership with sexual health and wellbeing charity, Brook, this course will help you build on your knowledge of key issues surrounding consent and introduce you to engaging activities to explore it with young people.   

As you progress, we’ll equip you with everything you need to enrich discussions and enhance learning in your classroom, including carefully selected films, curriculum-linked resources and practical advice from experts and the rest of the course community.    

By the end of this course, you will be able to use film to:

• Explain what ‘enthusiastic consent’ is and why it is important to obtain it before engaging in sexual activity
• Identify and discuss the factors that can impact a person’s ability to communicate consent
• Analyse verbal and non-verbal signals in intimate situations
• Guide learners through setting and respecting boundaries in relationships.

Enrol and start learning for free today.

Into Film courses are only available for UK-based teachers.

As part of your school’s policy on sharing RSE content with parents, we welcome any screening of our Relationships on Film teaching content in your school, if it is required. 

 ¹Ofsted (2021).Review of sexual abuse in schools and colleges. Retrieved from:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/review-of-sexual-abuse-in-schools-and-colleges/review-of-sexual-abuse-in-schools-and-colleges