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Sex education to be made compulsory in secondary schools

March 2, 2017 By SSHA Leave a Comment

MPs hail modernisation of guidance while secular campaigners express concern over potential opt-outs for faith schools Children will be taught about healthy adult relationships from the age of four, with sex education made compulsory in all secondary schools, though faith schools will still be allowed to teach “in accordance with the tenets of their faith”, the government has … [Read more...]

Sex education is not relevant to pupils’ lives, says report

September 13, 2016 By SSHA Leave a Comment

By Denis Campbell Monday 12 September 2016 Article Link International study finds schools’ teaching about sexuality out of touch, moralistic and unwilling to accept some students are already in relationship. Sex education in schools worldwide is so “out of touch” with pupils’ experiences that they find it irrelevant and switch off, research of young people in 10 … [Read more...]

Over half of sexually active students tell survey they have ‘never’ been tested for STIs

February 22, 2016 By SSHA Leave a Comment

15 February 2016 Finding comes despite 63% of young people admitting to having unprotected sex More than half of sexually active students have never been tested for sexually transmitted infections (STIs), despite 63 per cent having engaged in unprotected sex, according to new research. Following the findings from The Student Room - the world’s largest student forum and … [Read more...]

David Cameron just blocked compulsory sex education

February 11, 2016 By SSHA Leave a Comment

- and the women in his Cabinet are furious by Cathy Newman, channel 4 news presenter 11 FEBRUARY 2016 • 1:35PM It was a proposal which achieved the extraordinary feat of uniting three parliamentary select committees, a teaching Union, the Children’s commissioner, the Chief Medical Officer, the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners, two royal societies and no less … [Read more...]

Sex education should be mandatory in all schools, MPs demand

February 17, 2015 By SSHA Leave a Comment

Taken from:   https://www.theguardian.com/education/2015/feb/17/sex-education-mandatory-all-schools-mps-demand Sex education should be compulsory in all primary and secondary schools, with sufficient curriculum time devoted to the subject and specialist training for teachers, MPs have urged. In a hard-hitting report published on Tuesday, the Commons education select … [Read more...]

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About SSHA

The Society of Sexual Health Advisers (SSHA) is a UK national organisation with approximately 300 members out of an estimated 350 sexual health advisers in the country. It provides an opportunity for members to meet and work towards further professional development.

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