What do you really know? Discussion Cards : Sex and Relationships

Encourage open and honest conversations and dispel some interesting myths about sex and relationships that you may have thought were true.

A set of 42 hard-hitting cards, each one of which displays one statement about sexual topics or relationships.

Many of these statements have actually been claimed by students during sex and relationships lessons, and reveal that, although young people today have far greater access to sexual information and knowledge than previous generations, that knowledge can be frighteningly patchy or based on myths passed on by friends.

Some cards have been designed to be deliberately ambiguous to show the importance of identifying exactly what is meant as many wrong beliefs develop because students misunderstand what they are told.

There are 6 different sections: Relationships Contraception Pregnancy: STIs The Internet The card set is a flexible resource that can be used with individual students, in small groups or an a class setting.

It will provoke much discussion and enquiry and so help, not only to allay the myths and half-truths, but also promote frank discussion on sensitive subjects