the Chat is a conversation with parents and carers about where, what, when, why and how children and young people learn about relationships, sexual health and parenthood.
Parents and carers are the most important educators of their children on all these matters. Then, when children go to early learning/nursery and school, their learning is also supported by the teachers, practitioners, and other adults in those places.
If your child’s nursery or school talks with you about the health and wellbeing curriculum (or Personal and Social Education), the part that is about relationships, sexual health and parenthood learning might be called RSHP education.
The topics that can be covered in RSHP learning are things like friendships and relationships, finding out about our body, learning about puberty, and as young people get older more detail about being healthy and safe when it comes to relationships and sexual health. There is also learning that helps children and young people think about the needs of babies and children and helps them reflect on what it might be like to be a parent or carer one day.
You are visiting the Chat. This is a research project that explores how parents and carers support their child’s learning at home; what they know and think about the RSHP learning going on at school, how they want home and school to work together (so that children and young people get the best learning experiences) and finally, what would help parents and carers at home in their role as their child’s first educator.
Have you heard about RSHP learning before? We’ve provided a summary of RSHP learning at the different stages of children and young people’s learning. Click to learn more.
About the research
Who’s who?
The research has been conducted by TASC (Scotland) Ltd. TASC are an independent research company interested in education, health and parental and community engagement. You can find out more about our work here TASC.
The research has been a Scotland wide project and was commissioned by a group of Health Boards: NHS Borders, NHS Grampian, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, NHS Tayside and NHS Western Isles. The research contract is managed on a day-to-day basis by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. Questions about the contract can be directed to: Elaine.McCormack@ggc.scot.nhs.uk
Contact us
If you have any questions about the research, please contact Colin Morrison by email colin@thechat.scot
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If you wish to make a complaint to TASC (Scotland) you can email colin@thechat.scot for a copy of our Complaints Procedure/Policy. Alternatively, you can contact the commissioning group with regards to your complaint. In the first instance email: Elaine.McCormack@ggc.scot.nhs.uk
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