| Specific goals of the GP: |
This GP supports the
implementation of sexual education in schools in a structured and sustained way, involving joint work between
school health professionals and teachers; to
contribute to reducing risk behaviours and increasing protective factors in relation to sexuality among students in
the North region; to contribute to
the inclusion in the educational and curricular projects of schools in the North region of a
structured and sustained sexual education
program.
This
GP also looks to involve parents, guardians, non-teaching staff and the rest of the community, performing all these actors
an active role in the development of this program.
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| Summary: |
What is PRESSE:
PRESSE is the Regional Program for
Sexual Education in School Health, promoted by
ARS Norte, I.P., within the functional area of Health Promotion and Protection,
of the Department of Public
Health.
PRESSE supports the implementation
of sexual education in schools in a structured
and sustained way, involving joint work between school health
professionals and teachers.
It is a program implemented in public and private schools
in the North region, in partnership with DGEstE Norte
included in the educational projects of the schools' curricula. PRESSE is based on project methodology and interdisciplinary intervention. It is a unique program,
with a registered trademark, whose differentiating characteristics are structure and
sustainability, as well as permanent support for the health and education professionals who apply it.
Purposes:
- Contribute to reducing risk behaviors and increasing protective
factors in relation to sexuality among students
in the North region.
- Contribute to the inclusion in the educational and curricular projects
of schools in the North
region of a structured and sustained sexual
education program.
Target population:
PRESSE's target audience is students and teachers in the 1st, 2nd, 3rd cycles of basic education and secondary education, also
involving parents, guardians, non-teaching staff and the rest of the community, performing all of these
actors an active
role in the development of this program.
Intervention Measures:
PRESSE aims to facilitate the implementation of Sexual Education
through the following intervention measures, which are defined
regionally and applied
locally:
- Training of school health professionals (doctors and nurses),
teachers, and psychologists in human sexuality, sexual education, and pedagogical methodologies.
- Provision of pedagogical resources and materials to support the application of curricular content
in sexual education
across various levels
of education.
- Promotion of initiatives such as competitions, exhibitions, and debate
theatre to enhance
sexual education in schools.
- Support for the establishment of Information and Support Offices for health education and sexual education.
- Assistance in engaging with families of students at PRESSE schools.
Sexual Education is a priority
component of Health Education in School Health. PRESSE advocates for a comprehensive curriculum development
model in Sexual Education, encompassing diverse content.
PRESSE emphasizes the involvement
of teachers as facilitators of sessions with
students, encouraging their active participation through interactive and
participatory methodologies in sexual education.
PRESSE sessions
are structured according to specific objectives and content tailored
to different educational levels.
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