Flowcharts were created by Stirling, Falkirk and Clackmannanshire Education departments to help schools deal with incidents of HSB and to better support the young people involved.
Managing & Preventing Harmful Sexual Behaviour
The flowcharts sit within the wider scope of the Management of Sexual Behaviour, along with other approaches such as TAC meetings, CARM, and the teaching of Relationships, Sexual Health and Parenthood (RSHP).
Flowcharts
Additional Help and Support if required
- NHS Forth Valley Sexual Health Team – Local Contact: Joanne Barrie barrie@nhs.scot
- When supporting a child or young person who has been harmed, use a trauma-informed approach. Record their version of events. Offer support, counselling, safety planning arrangements if required. Use the Child Sexual Abuse Guidelines on communicating effectively with the child and parents and Safety Planning. Resources for education settings | CSA Centre
- Lucy Faithfull Foundation Helpline and Website (formerly Stop It Now) – Help and information for people/ parents/ professionals who are worried about their own, or others, sexual behaviour.
- Traffic Light Tool on Understanding Sexual Behaviour – How to tell if a child’s sexual behaviour is appropriate for their age – Lucy Faithfull Foundation
- Childline– for young people who want to talk about their own behaviour
- SHORESPACE– website for teenagers worried about their own or other people’s sexual behaviour
- Supporting documents – Harmful sexual behaviour by children and young people: Expert Group report – gov.scot Scottish Gov Report (2020)
- Taken from the Appendix of the Guidelines, some examples of approaches and interventions including Masturbation, Touching Others, Pornography, Grooming etc.
- Scottish Government Guidance(2024) on Working With Children And Young People Who Have Displayed Harmful Sexual Behaviour
- SWIRL is a free Scottish image library providing photographs and illustrations for educational resources on sexual health, relationships, wellbeing, and other sensitive topics, including materials that address harmful sexual behaviour.
- The Chat – A website for parents/carers of children of all ages. Supporting conversations around Relationships and Sexual Health.