Talk Relationships: sexualised media

About this resource

Talk Relationships is a series of PSHE lessons developed by the NSPCC and the PSHE Association, supporting secondary schools to deliver inclusive, age-appropriate relationships and sex education.

This lesson helps students consider how gender stereotypes and sexualised content in the media can affect views of themselves, others and relationships. It also supports students to recognise these influences and respond in healthy, informed ways.

By taking part in this lesson, students will:

• understand what gender stereotypes are and why they can be unfair, misleading or limiting
• explore how relationships are portrayed in media and the potential impact of these portrayals
• identify how media influence can affect people’s self-image and relationships
• consider strategies to manage pressure from sexualised media content, including on social media.