Terrence Higgins Trust, July 2016 ‘SRE: Shh… No Talking’ report, published in July 2016, highlighted that sex and relationships education (SRE) is inadequate or absent in many schools in the UK. The report was published following a survey of over 900 young people aged 16-24 and it revealed that: 99 per cent of young people surveyed thought SRE should be mandatory in all schools 97 per cent...
The Guardian, Wednesday 15 June 2016 18.00 AEST There are 1.8 billion people aged 10 to 24 today, but how many of those are getting comprehensive sexuality education? And why, in 2016, are there still so many taboos around sex? Liz Ford discusses what young people should be taught, when sex education should start and asks, what does comprehensive sexuality education actually mean? She visits the...
The Age, March 29, 2016 – 10:04PM The peak body for Australian sex workers has called for better education to help children deal with pornography if they are exposed to it, rather than increased censorship. A Senate inquiry into the potential harm being done to Australian children “through access to pornography on the internet” has been inundated by more than 140 submissions...
Bruce Johnson, Lyn Harrison, Deb Ollis, Jane Flentje, Peter Arnold, & Clare Bartholomaeus, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA, 2016. The Engaging Young People in Sexuality Education (EYPSE) research project addresses two questions: 1. What are young people’s views on school-based sexuality and relationships education? 2. In what ways could sexuality and relationships education be improved? This...
PBS Newshour, May 27, 2015 at 1:44 PM EDT Welcome to “Spring Fever” week in primary schools across the Netherlands, the week of focused sex ed classes … for 4-year olds. Of course, it’s not just for 4-year-olds. Eight-year-olds learn about self-image and gender stereotypes. 11-year-olds discuss sexual orientation and contraceptive options. But in the Netherlands, the approach, known as...