Relationships and Sex Education teaching in English secondary schools and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

IF 1.4 4区 教育学 Q2 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Corrina Horan, Judith Stephenson, Julia V Bailey
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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on school education resulted in class disruption and fragmented online teaching. Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) was made compulsory in England in 2020, but the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on RSE is unclear. In this study, 16 teachers working in English secondary schools participated in online qualitative, semi-structured interviews on their experiences teaching RSE. Themes were identified using deductive and inductive codes as part of a thematic analysis process. Participants taught children aged 11–18 in independent, comprehensive and academy schools. Teachers found it difficult to deliver high quality RSE lessons because of concern that available material would be inappropriate for virtual delivery. Fragmentation of teaching also limited the development of pupil-teacher rapport, highlighted as key to effective RSE. Extra-curricular initiatives were also disrupted by the pandemic, persisting even after face-to-face teaching returned as schools focused on ‘core’ academic subjects. RSE teaching was seriously impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, and although face to face teaching has resumed, healthy peer-on-peer relationships remain impacted by fragmented teaching. Ongoing prioritisation of RSE, and the appropriate use of digital resources, will support young people moving forward and help prepare for any future disruption of to face-to-face teaching.
英国中学恋爱关系与性教育教学及新冠疫情的影响
新冠肺炎疫情对学校教育的影响导致课堂中断,在线教学支离破碎。2020年,英国将两性关系与性教育(RSE)列为必修课,但新冠疫情对RSE的影响尚不清楚。在本研究中,16名在英国中学工作的教师参与了在线定性半结构化访谈,讨论了他们在RSE教学中的经验。主题被确定使用演绎和归纳代码作为主题分析过程的一部分。参与者在独立、综合和学院学校教11-18岁的孩子。教师们发现很难提供高质量的RSE课程,因为他们担心现有的材料不适合虚拟教学。教学的碎片化也限制了师生关系的发展,而师生关系是有效RSE的关键。课外活动也因疫情而中断,即使在面对面教学恢复后,学校仍将重点放在“核心”学科上。RSE教学受到新冠肺炎疫情的严重影响,虽然面对面教学已经恢复,但健康的同伴关系仍然受到碎片化教学的影响。持续的RSE优先级,以及数字资源的适当使用,将支持年轻人向前发展,并帮助为未来面对面教学的中断做好准备。
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