Our vision and values
Sexpression:UK aims for a society in which young people are able to access reliable information about relationships, sex and sexuality; where youth are free from STIs, and unwanted pregnancy; and where they are empowered to make individual, informed decisions regarding their bodies and their health.
Near-peer
Because university students are closer in age to the young people than their teachers and parents our near-peer teaching encourages young people to participate.
Empowering
Young people's individual beliefs are respected, and our teaching helps young people to act on them. We also encourage young people to respect the beliefs of others.
Informal
Young people learn best and are more likely to make informed decisions about sex and relationships if they participate in discussions rather than being lectured.
Comprehensive
Young people should be informed about all aspects of their sexual and reproductive health.
Statistics from 2018-2019 academic year
Rated agreement as 3/5-5/5 in post-session feedback forms. Preliminary data from 5287 feedback forms provided by 10 out of 28 operating branches.
of young people said that they agreed or strongly agreed that the session was delivered well
of people agreed or strongly agreed that they had learnt something
of people said they agreed or strongly agreed that the session had made them feel better prepared for the topic in question
reported they would like future sessions from Sexpression:UK
20 Years of better RSHE
In November 2000, University College London held an ‘exploratory' sex education workshop for medical students. This led to the original idea of Sexpression:UK and the formation of a committee along with a branch in Edinburgh. Since then Sexpression:UK has grown to more than twenty branches in universities across country in the United Kingdom.