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This guide aims to support nurses working in schools to provide primary health care for young people in secondary schools. Comprehensive guidance is offered on roles, responsibilities and actions. For teachers, it is useful to understand that the nurses support curriculum but the responsibility is that of teachers.

The first Canadian guidelines for sexual health education was published in 1994 and was later revised in 2003. Both editions were developed with the expertise of professionals in various areas of sexual health, including education, public health, women's issues, health promotion, medicine, nursing, social work and psychology. The Guidelines are grounded on evidence-based research placed within a Canadian context. The 2008 edition is based on the 2003 edition.

South Australia's Family Planning Association, SHINE, outline the 10 principles of best practice RSE for schools.