EDUCATE, co-produced by young people and researchers from the University of Bristol and London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, will help professionals inform Key Stage 3 students about the HPV vaccine and provide reassurance about receiving the vaccine — which is usually offered to teenagers at school as part of the national vaccination programme. The resources for the EDUCATE lesson include films and exercises to assist learning, along with supporting the delivery of the HPV vaccination programme by providing young people with information and answering questions they may have.
The vaccine helps prevent infection with the strains of HPV that are responsible for causing the majority of HPV-related cancers in both women and men. These include cancers affecting the cervix, vulva, vagina, penis, anus, mouth and throat. The HPV vaccine also provides protection against genital warts.