| Project Title |
Relationship and Sexuality Education programmes for children and young people with learning disabilities in special schools. Funder: Burdett Trust for Nursing |
| Research Focus |
The content of relationship and sexuality programmes for children and young people with learning disabilities |
| Funder & Dates |
Burdett Trust for Nursing - April 2021 - April 2022 |
| Principle Investigator or Primary Supervisor (if PhD Student) |
Professor Michael Brown |
| Co-Investigator or additional supervisors |
Dr Edward McCann; Dr Lynne Marsh, Dr Mark Linden; Dr Maria Truesdale |
| Research Fellow(s) or PhD Students |
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| Name & Institution of Collaborators |
Trinity College Dublin and University of Glasgow |
| Name of External Partner Organisations |
Burdett Trust for Nursing |
| Description of Project: Aim; Methods; Expected Outcome |
The aims of this project are to identify the content of RSE programmes specific to children and young people with learning disabilities and co-produce with key stakeholders an evidence-based RSE programme. Literature and policy review scoping will be conducted, followed by the co-production of the content of a RSE programme for delivery in a special school setting |
| Add links/URLs to external pages e.g. study webpage, reports, publications etc. |
McCann, E., Marsh, L., & Brown, M. (2019). People with intellectual disabilities, relationship and sex education programmes: A systematic review. Health Education Journal, 78(8), 885-900 |
