Title:	The Next Step Poster presentation
A poster presentation illustrating a project to increase the delivery of sexuality education to school students aged 9 — 12 years. This health promotion project was initiated in response an increase in sexual risk-taking behaviours by students in their first year of secondary school. The project increased the number of Intermediate Schools (students aged 9 — 12 years) in Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand, that delivered sexuality education using ‘The Next Step’ NZFPA teaching resource. Gill Lough, FPA Educator and a group of Hawke’s Bay Public Health Nurses, used a multi-faceted approach to address the needs of the parents, students, Public Health nurses and teachers in this community.
The following strategies were included:
	Assessing the number of Intermediate schools delivering sexuality education, the need for teacher training and the need for teaching resources
	Consulting parents, teachers and Boards of trustees
	Raising awareness of the need for sexuality education in the community using the media
	Training the Public Health Nurses involved in sexuality education
	Offering training courses in sexuality education to the teachers
	Establishing self referral clinics run by the Public health Nurses at Intermediate schools
	Supporting teachers delivering sexuality education programmes and providing resources
	Reevaluating the sexuality education status at Intermediate schools

Title:	Teaching safer sex to adolescents. Workshop.
The aim of this workshop is to share student-centred, interactive teaching methods designed to make learning about safer sex relevant to teenagers. Participants in this workshop will experience leading edge activities that are part of a New Zealand sexuality education programme developed by the workshop facilitator. This innovative programme encourages young people to clarify their values and develop skills to enable them to make responsible decisions about their relationships, sexual behaviour and sexual health. The underlying message is for young people to value and enjoy their sexuality. By examining different expectations males and females have in relationships students develop a greater awareness of the need to improve communication to develop positive relationships. The group will examine the comprehensive, integrated approach of sexuality education in the New Zealand Health and Physical Education Curriculum. Workshop participants will also have the opportunity to see some of the innovative sexuality education resources currently produced in New Zealand.