Government Equalities Office, July 2018 The Government Equalities Office launched a national LGBT survey in July 2017 in order to develop a better understanding of the lived experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, and people who identify as having any other minority sexual orientation or gender identity, or as intersex. The survey was open for 12 weeks and received 108,100...
Rosie, a national harm prevention initiative by the Dugdale Trust for Women & Girls. Rosie in the Classroom is an educational program based on the original Rosie Videos, created to assist teachers in talking about difficult but important topics. Topics like sexting or respect in relationships should be incorporated into the curriculum so that all teenagers are aware of their rights and can...
Sex Education, volume 18, 2018: Special Issue on Trans Youth in Education
Sex Education journal has published a special issue on Trans Youth in Education. This is now out and is available on Open Access for a few weeks only.
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The Guardian, Tues March 13, 2018 With UK schools increasingly falling short, vloggers such as Hannah Witton and Laci Green have stepped up to offer guidance on everything from body confidence to sexual pleasure. YouTube sex educators are increasingly popular, and for the young people I speak to, such videos are where almost all their information about sex now comes from. Read more...
The Conversation, 28/02/2018 Sexting has increased among teens in recent years, and increases as youths age, according to new research published in JAMA Pediatrics. An estimated one in seven teens sends sexts and one in four receives them, according to the research. The paper reviews 39 studies conducted between 1990 to 2016 involving more than 110,000 participants. Two studies took place in...
NSW STI Programs Unit, 2017 The Resource Kit contians tools, fact sheets, activities and protocols for working with young people around sexual health. Section 1: Organisational Tools Tools supporting organisations to engage in sexual health Access tools Section 2: Worker Tools & Fact Sheets Sexual health tools and fact sheets for workers Acess tools Section 3: Games & Activities Fun games...