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...]
Halving of teenage pregnancy rate since 1998 ‘extraordinary’
9 March 2016 by Sally Weale Conception rates among under-18s in England and Wales at lowest level since records began after falling 6.8% in one year The rate of teenage pregnancy in England and Wales has halved in 16 years, according to official figures, with conception rates among under-18s at their lowest level since records began. The data showing what was described … [Read more...]
Sex education should be mandatory in all schools, MPs demand
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...]
Improving outcomes for sexual health and HIV: commissioning, integration and next steps for SRE
Dear SSHA Members, I’m contacting you on behalf of Westminster Health Forum, a company that organises impartial and timely public policy conferences on a wide range of subjects related to health and social care. We’re holding a senior-level keynote seminar Thursday, 11th December 2014 Improving outcomes for sexual health and HIV: commissioning, integration and next steps … [Read more...]
Sexpression: UK petition launch
SIGN THE PETITION HERE! Here is the petition by Advocacy Co-ordinator Jack Fletcher: At present, there is no statutory SRE in the Scottish Education system. I feel very strongly that this is an area that needs vast improvement and that legislation should be passed for comprehensive high quality SRE to be taught as statutory in schools at primary and secondary level, with age … [Read more...]