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About You Puberty Education Programme 2021-2022

About You – the engaging holistic puberty education programme for everyone.

Running for over six successful years, About You is puberty education with a difference – sponsored by Always and Tampax! Designed by education experts to link closely to the new RSE curriculum, About You teaches all young people about their physical, emotional and mental health with lessons based on three core strands – puberty, wellbeing, and relationships.

About You gives you everything you need to teach puberty education to young people aged 9-14 with ease and confidence. Lessons for ages 11-14 are deliverable through NearPod – the simple yet effective student engagement education platform promoting collaboration and interactivity. About You is an engaging, student-led, fully digital education experience. There are quizzes, videos, and a whole range of creative activities to help young people navigate puberty, nurture their mental health, and build healthy relationships.

WHY CHOOSE ABOUT YOU?

Student-led digital experience, with lessons for students aged 11-14 deliverable through NearPod – enabling collaboration, deeper engagement, interactivity, and formative assessment.

Flexible content gives teachers the opportunity to adapt the resources, or simply plug-in and teach. Spend less time planning and more time teaching.

New engaging lesson plans aligned to the new RSE curriculum.

Three strands – puberty, wellbeing, and relationships. A comprehensive physical, emotional and metal heath education.

Specific educational content for students aged 9-14.

Free sample packs for girls aged 11-12/y7 (Always pads) and 13-14/y9 (Tampax tampons) students. Includes a take-home leaflet for starting the conversation at home.

When you register, you’ll gain access to all ready-to-teach lesson plans and resources, and eligible schools will automatically receive our fantastic free sample packs (up to three despatches throughout the academic year). Let’s support young people through the physical, emotional, and mental changes that happen at puberty!

GENERAL FAQs

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN I REGISTER?

When you register for About You, you will be asked to provide us with information about the age groups you plan to teach so we can provide you with right information for you, please make sure to enter the correct information, to help make sure you get what you need. You will then have access to the lesson resources via this page. If you’re entitled to samples, we’ll let you know when they’re coming via email so make sure you don’t unsubscribe.

WHY DO I HAVE TO REGISTER AGAIN?

We run the initiative annually to give everyone the opportunity to receive the samples and to ensure we have up to date details. If you’ve registered in the past, you will be contacted each year to re-register unless you have unsubscribed. If you would like to change your email preferences, please contact  aboutyou@nationalschoolspartnership.com.

WHAT IS NEARPOD?

Nearpod is an online platform which allows you to create and deliver lessons using interactive presentations. Students can participate in quizzes, polls, and other activities on their own devices which are synchronised with yours, while you are able to evaluate learning with live and post-session reports. About You has been setup for Nearpod already so all you need to do is create a free Nearpod account and start teaching.

SAMPLING FAQs

WHAT SAMPLES ARE AVAILABLE?

Sample packs are available for girls aged 11-12/y7 (period pads and leaflet), and 13-14/y9 (tampons and leaflet). When you register, let us know how many girls of each age group you need samples for, and these will be automatically sent to your school.

WHAT DO THE ALWAYS/TAMPAX PACKS CONTAIN?

The packs of pads contain a leaflet, 3 regular liners, 3 liners, and 1 night pad. The packs of tampons contain a leaflet and 3 tampons. Your packs will come in boxes of 22 (pads) or 30 (tampons).

WHEN WILL I GET MY ALWAYS/TAMPAX PACKS?

Dispatches are usually every few months, but this can vary and is subject to availability. We will do our best to communicate when packs are being sent out so you can plan lessons accordingly but please let us know if you think you should have received a delivery of packs at aboutyou@nationalschoolspartnership.com and we’ll get back to you as soon as possible.

CAN THE ALWAYS/TAMPAX PACKS BE SENT TO MY HOME ADDRESS?

Unfortunately, we are only able to send to school addresses to ensure they are going to the correct place for their intended use and to reduce wastage.

I'M A SCHOOL NURSE, CAN I REGISTER FOR MULTIPLE SCHOOLS TO RECEIVE ALWAYS/TAMPAX PACKS?

Yes, if you are a school nurse and work in many schools, you can add the details of your main school at the end of the registration form. If you are unable to do this or need to add more schools, please contact always@nationalschoolspartnership.com.

WHO ARE THE ALWAYS/TAMPAX PACKS AVAILABLE TO?

The samples are only available for students aged 11-14 in the UK and ROI.

WHY AREN'T THE ALWAYS/TAMPAX PACKS AVAILABLE FOR PRIMARY SCHOOLS?

As the average girl will get her period at the age of 12, we prioritise secondary schools to ensure we can get packs to those who most need them. However, you can also access period products via the government sampling scheme.

If you have any further questions that are not answered here, please email aboutyou@nationalschoolspartnership.com.

*Sample packs are issued on a first come first served basis and are subject to availability. Each school with girls aged 11-14 in the UK and ROI may only order one set of samples for each eligible year group per academic year.
** Tampons are only advisable for use by girls aged 13+.

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