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ACET Jersey’s HIV Educators are trained to deliver Oasis Esteem PSHE sex and relationships education programmes, which include education about self-esteem and HIV/AIDS prevention.

What is Oasis Esteem?
What does Oasis Esteem do?
How is the resource delivered?
What does Oasis Esteem provide?
Sex and Relationships Education
How connected is Oasis Esteem?
What do others say about Oasis Esteem?

What is Oasis Esteem?

Oasis Esteem is part of Oasis Trust and a member of the ACET International Alliance. The Oasis Trust was founded in 1985 by Steve Chalke and now operates in 15 countries around the world.

Oasis is "Motivated by Christian faith, to work to transform individuals and communities by confronting injustice and promoting inclusion."

The Oasis Esteem programme recognises the urgent need for high quality PSHE to give young people a chance of a healthy life.

What does Oasis Esteem do?

They have been delivering high quality PSHE across the country since 1987, primarily focusing on Sex and Relationships Education.

The underlying principle of Oasis Esteem education is to provide quality information and facts to challenge young people’s attitudes and behaviour and to empower them to make positive, healthy life choices.

How is the resource delivered?

Local educators, who are supported by an Oasis Esteem Regional Co-ordinator, deliver the lessons. Educators are highly trained and committed individuals, predominantly drawn from the Youth Work and Church sectors. All Educators are trained to meet Government legal requirements for PSHE provision.

Before delivery Educators will spend time with you looking at your PSHE policy, and will discuss possible options for lessons. All Educators are required to adhere to the Oasis Esteem Education Approach, Education Charter and Working Agreements.

What does Oasis Esteem provide?

The Oasis Esteem programme is delivered in schools around the country. Based around the most recent government guidelines for PSHE teaching, and designed to:

Increase self esteem and assertiveness
Educate about the realities of STIs
Examine the sources of teenage ideas about sex and relationships
Challenge common myths
Promote confident decision-making.

The interactive nature of the education provides maximum opportunity for the young people to take charge of their own learning.

Lessons develop skills, challenge attitudes and values, and develop knowledge and understanding. Together this ensures that the challenges set by the UK government’s 2003 sexual health report are being met.

Sex and Relationships Education

We begin by asking the question ’what makes a good relationship?’
We provide young people with the facts they need to make informed choices about their sexual health, including HIV/AIDS and other STIs.
We address communication, respect, understanding, working with anger and managing conflict.
We look at issues related to self-esteem.
In line with World Health Organisation (WHO) guidelines, we present faithfulness and abstinence as healthy choices and inform young people of safer sex methods.

Please see the Education Approach and Education Charter for more information.

How connected is Oasis Esteem?

Oasis Esteem is a member of ACET International, a network of inter-dependent organisations that are committed to delivering PSHE programmes. Founded in 1988 by Dr Patrick Dixon, ACET International now has members in 23 countries around the world.

Oasis Esteem is a member of the Government’s Sex Education Forum. In addition, the Oasis Trust is a member of the National Council for Voluntary Youth Services (NCVYS), an Approved Provider of the Mentoring and Befriending network, a member of the Open College Network and a National Youth Agency endorsed training provider.

What do others say about Oasis Esteem?

"It has changed my attitude towards people with AIDS - I won’t judge others."
14 year old pupil, Filshan Valley School

"They helped me see myself as a person and not put myself down."
13-year-old pupil, Falmer High School

"The lessons were clear, concise and thought provoking. It was excellent!"
PSHE teacher, Brighton

Last updated April 2010