Evidence consistently shows that high-quality sexuality education delivers positive health outcomes, with lifelong impacts. Young people are more likely to delay the onset of sexual activity – and when they do have sex, to practice safer sex – when they are better informed about their sexuality, sexual health and their rights. ~ World Health Organization
The Ministry of Education and Child Care developed two great resource guides which aim to "provide teachers with a useful starting point for teaching a variety of health education topics", focusing on supporting student sexual health and mental health. In the elementary guide topics include Consent, Body Science, Internet Safety, Puberty, Safer Sex, Brain Science, Bullying, and Well-Being.
In the secondary guide topics include Consent, Internet Safety, Healthy Relationships, Healthy Sexual Decision Making, Safer Sex, Body Image, Stress, Stigma and Coping Strategies. The guides provide considerations for each topic, instructional strategies, and some tips on how to respond to the unexpected in your classroom. Near the end of the guides is an incredibly useful tool in the form of a timeline to be used for suggested topics (Grade 7 example below). This breaks down the curriculum into sizeable chunks and helps us focus on what to deliver, when.