U14521 Relationships and Sex Education Assessment 1 Essay Brief 2026 | CCCU

U14521 Assessment 1:

learning outcomes:

By the end of this module students should be able to:

1. Communicate sensitively on matters concerning sexual health to young people, recognising their own sexual belief system and how this may affect quality of communication. 
2. Evaluate initiatives which have been used to teach relationships and sex education to young people both in and out of school settings. 
3. Analyse critically the internal and external influences which contribute to the complexities of young people’s sexual health and emotional well-being. 
4. Explore and implement innovative ways in which all young people’s sexual and relationship health can be maintained.

Assessment one: Produce a ‘relationship and sex education resource’ which is aimed at a specific group of young people, equivalent to 1600 words, weighted at 40% (learning outcomes 1, 2, 3 and 4).

Assessment 1: AI may be used for pre-task activities such as brainstorming, outlining and initial research. This level focuses on the effective use of AI for planning, synthesis, and ideation, but assessments should emphasise the ability to develop and refine these ideas independently.

You may use AI for planning, idea development, and research. Your final submission should show how you have developed and refined these ideas.

Submission requirements:

-Use an accessibility friendly front, such as Arial or Candara, size 11 or 12, 1.5 or double space, and enough space on the edges of the page for marking annotations if needed. 
-Make sure that you proofread, look for mistakes and let someone read your work if you are unsure or have English as a second language. 
-There is an automatic 10 points penalty for exceeding the word count by more than 10%.

-It is your responsibility to be able to supply written evidence of submitting your work, were you to be asked for it.