Category Archives: Sex Education

Pupils prefer sex education given by young people

Posted on November 17, 2011 by gmckechnie

School pupils dread learning about sex in school not because of an aversion to the birds or the bees – but to senior, often awkward, teachers wielding cucumbers and condoms. {lang: ‘en-GB’}

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Relationships education still fails to reach most young people

Posted on November 16, 2011 by gmckechnie

James says he has picked up most of what he knows about sex from the television; the only sex education he had at school was the biological basics at primary school and a few brief talks at the end of year 11. … Continue reading →

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“Why I Want to Make Peer-To-Peer Sex Education Happen”

Posted on October 28, 2011 by gmckechnie

You might have noticed a recent increase in news stories regarding the sexual health of young people and Sex and Relationships Education in schools. For example, Brook, the sexual health charity, has made headlines in the past few weeks around … Continue reading →

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Public school expels 3 pupils for whisky and sandpit sex

Posted on July 20, 2011 by MThompson

Two pupils have been expelled from Bedales, a top public school, after allegedly having sex in a sandpit, reports Raf Sanchez in The Telegraph. {lang: ‘en-GB’}

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A look inside Sweden’s ‘gender-neutral’ pre-school

Posted on July 18, 2011 by MThompson

Some have called it “gender madness”, but the Egalia pre-school in Stockholm says its goal is to free children from social expectations based on their sex, reports the BBC’s Cordelia Hebblethwaite. {lang: ‘en-GB’}

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MP Nadine Dorries and sex education lessons for girls

Posted on May 10, 2011 by LWhitehill

Nadine Dorries wants more sex education for girls, but her own understanding seems a little limited. Jane Martinson of The Guardian reports.   {lang: ‘en-GB’}

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