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The Teenage Pregnancy Strategy and Redbridge Schools

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The Teenage Pregnancy Strategy: Next Steps Guidance highlights the links between low educational attainment, disengagement from school, a dislike of school and leaving education at 16 with no formal qualifications to higher risk of Teenage Pregnancy. Working together with Schools and the education service Redbridge Teenage Pregnancy Strategy is working hard to reduce under 18 conception statistics in partnership with our schools and to minimise the risk of long term social exclusion for teenage parents by ensuring they have access to education services both during and after their pregnancy.

Education-related factors
Low educational attainment
  • The likelihood of teenage pregnancy is far higher among those with poor educational attainment, even after adjusting for the effects of deprivation. On average, deprived wards with poor levels of educational attainment had an under-18 conception rate double that found in similarly deprived wards with better levels of educational attainment. (80 per 1000 girls aged 15-17 compared with 40 per 1000)
Dis-engagement from school
  • A survey of teenage mothers showed that disengagement from education often occurred prior to pregnancy, with less than half attending school regularly at the point of conception. Dislike of school was also shown to have a strong independent effect on the risk of teenage pregnancy.i
  • Poor attendance at school is also associated with higher teenage pregnancy rates. Among the most deprived 20% of local authorities, areas with more than 8% of half days missed had, on average, an under-18 conception rate 30% higher than areas where less than 8% of half days were missed.
Leaving school at
16 with no qualifications
  • Overall, nearly 40% of teenage mothers leave school with no qualifications.ii
  • Among girls leaving school at 16 with no qualifications, 29% will have a birth under 18, and 12% an abortion under 18, compared with 1% and 4% respectively for girls leaving at 17 or over.
  • Leaving school at 16 is also associated with having sex under 16 and with poor contraceptive use at first sex (see below).
iHosie A, Dawson N (2005) The Education of Pregnant Young Women and Young Mothers in England. Bristol: University of Newcastle and University of Bristol
iiNational Statistics (2004) Census 2001 table: C0069 Mothers under 19 at birth (Commissioned by Teenage Pregnancy Unit, DfES)


Schools play a vital role in the effective provision of Sex and Relationships Education. We are working hard to improve the quality of SRE in Redbridge and tackle Teenage Conception Statistics in line with government targets.

The Sex & Relationships Education Coordinator in Redbridge is Angela Meloy. To find out more please contact her:

Angela Meloy
SRE Development Coordinator
Drugs and Health Education Team
Redbridge Teacher's Centre
Melbourne Road
Ilford
IG1 4HT
Email:
Telephone:
Fax:
angela.meloy@redbridge.gov.uk
0208 708 0809
0208 478 6610


Resources – Mums & daughters. Dads & Lad’s


This resource pack provides support in delivering SRE sessions on puberty to primary school children with their parents. For more information contact Angela Meloy.


School Health Advisors in Redbridge

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School Health Advisors provide confidential advice and information to students on a range of issues including Sexual Health. The School Health Coordinator, Anna Hadassi, can be contacted on 0208 252 5082 or 07789 948 364 or by email at
Anna.Hadassi@redbridge-pct.nhs.uk.

North Locality
Pat Beverly Hainault High, Ilford County High
Nicky Wyatt Oaks Park, King Solomon, Ilford Ursuline
Pat Beverly, Claire Worboyes, Nicky Wyatt Valentines, Caterham
Claire Worboyes Seven Kings
South Locality
Collette Johnson Loxford High
Fiona Carey Chadwell Heath High
Nicola Cherry Mayfield High
Ruth Williams KS3 & 4 PRU, Canon Palmer
West Locality
Katie Bettell-Higgins Wanstead High, Beal, Woodford County
Kate Martin Trinity High
E-mail format is ____ . ____ @redbridge-pct.nhs.uk


Head teachers in Redbridge Schools

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To access a school's website click here for the list of schools on the Useful Links page.


PSHE Leads (Personal, Social & Health Education)

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PSHE leads in Redbridge Schools

Name School Contact Details
Angela Smith Hainault Forest High School T: 0208 500 4266
F: 0208 500 0036
E: a.smith@hainaultforest.redbridge.sch.uk
Mrs P McCarthy Ilford Ursuline High School T: 0208 554 1995
F: 0208 554 9537
E: IUHS@ilfordursuline-high.redbridge.sch.uk
(Mark for Attn of Mrs P McCarthy)
Miss S Rawat Loxford School of Science & Techology T: 0208 514 4666
F: 0208 514 6257
E: LSST@loxford.redbridge.sch.uk
(Mark for Attention of Miss S Rawat)
Ms Judith Heaven Mayfield School T: 0208 590 5211
F: 0208 597 5729
E: Heavenj@mayfield.redbridge.sch.uk
Ms Brigitte Gluckmann-Smith Seven Kings High School T: 0208 5548935
F: 0208 518 2975
E: b.gluckmann-smith@skhs.net
Miss J Killough Valentines High School T: 0208 554 3608
F: 0208 518 2621
E: mail@valentines-sch.org.uk
(Mark for Attn of Miss J Killough)


Education Welfare Service

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The Education Welfare Service (EWS) supports parents, carers, pupils and families when children experience difficulties with school attendance, including teenage pregnancy and parenthood. The EWS is now part of the Redbridge Children's Trust and is based in the three Children's Resource Centres across the borough:

CRC West
Ray Lodge Primary School
Snakes Lane East
Woodford Green
Essex
IG8 7JQ
(Please note this will be moving in November 2007)

CRC South
Lynton House
255 - 259 High Road
Ilford
IG1 1NN

CRC North Central
94 Manford Way
Chigwell
Essex
IG7 4DA
Telephone: 020 8822 4173
020 8822 4174

For more information on the education welfare service visit the Redbridge Education Welfare Service website.

Students aged 20 or under with children can access support services. Visit: Students with Children section of the EWS website.


The Redbridge Tuition Service

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The Redbridge Tuition Service works with children from age 5 - 16 who are temporarily out of school. The Service provides education for pupils who have been permanently excluded; those who are at the risk of exclusion; school refusers and non-attenders; those who have medical conditions and illnesses, which preclude them from attending school; pregnant school girls/mothers.

Redbridge Tuition Service
Starch House Lane
Fullwell Cross
Barkingside
IG6 1PU
Telephone:
Fax:
020 8501 6080
020 8501 6099


School SRE Policies

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The SRE Coordinator, Angela Meloy, is currently working with schools in Redbridge to develop and update existing Sex & Relationship Education policies. For more information or guidance and support please contact Angela.


RESPECT

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The Young People's Project is offering seven workshops run by Young Parents for Young People. The workshops aim to actively encourage young people to think about their own self-image, sexual health and peer pressure, alongside talking about the perceptions and realities of being a teenage parent with the people who know.


Relationships
What relationships do you have? How do you manage relationships? Looking at sex within the context of committed relationships.

Effects
Looking at the impact and consequences of unplanned sex including issues of Personal Safety and STIs - a baby is probably not the worst thing you can “catch” from having unprotected sex.

Self-Centred
Looking at issues of self-confidence, self-respect, self–love·

Peer Pressure!
Resisting peer-pressure, learning the art of ‘NO’ and how to become a peer mentor.

Essex Girls
Looking at personal behaviour and how it affects how we are seen by others. How the language we use can sometimes undermine and devalue us.

Choices
Where to get information – how would you get support. Visiting the Local GUM clinic, or family planning clinics – what’s it like there?

Teenage pregnancy
The realities of teenage pregnancy. Stories, discussions. Perceptions versus reality.

The Teenage Pregnancy Strategy is commissioning YPP to run RESPECT workshops in schools in Redbridge situated in areas where there are high rates of teenage pregnancy. Contact us to find out if your school qualifies for funding at teenagepregnancystrategy@redbridge.go.uk.

For more information on the Young People's Project visit their website at www.youngpeoplesproject.com.

To find out more about RESPECT and how to purchase training or book a one off taster session contact

Michelle Njie
The Young Peoples’ Project
60 Oaklands Park Avenue
Ilford
IG1 1TG
Telephone:
Mobile:
020 8911 9268
07939 072638


The Chain Reaction Theatre Company

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By providing entertaining yet thought provoking theatre and hands on interactive workshops, Chain Reaction Theatre Company gives young people the chance to make informed decisions about their lives. Redbridge Teenage Pregnancy Strategy has funded a number of performances on teenage pregnancy, sexual health and drug use throughout schools in Redbridge. For more information click on the link below.

Chain Reaction Theatre website


Key Documents: Policy and Guidance

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