Sex is a natural part of life, so why is it not taught adequately in schools?
4 years, 4 months ago

Sex is a natural part of life, so why is it not taught adequately in schools?

ABC  

Takeover Melbourne winner, Tamsin – Mount Martha, Victoria Do you know where the clitoris is? So, for my Year 12 extended investigation class I looked into how and why sexual education is taught. I found that all government schools are required to follow the Victorian education department's Catching On Later sexuality guide. I believe that the Victorian education department must review and rewrite it, to be a more equal, diverse and age-appropriate sexual education program. Sex is a natural part of life, so why is it not taught adequately in schools?

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Karnataka plans to introduce sex education classes 14 years after rejecting it
5 days, 22 hours ago

Karnataka plans to introduce sex education classes 14 years after rejecting it

India Today  

Sex education has long been a contentious topic in Karnataka’s schools. The government has announced plans to introduce sex education for students in Classes 8 to 12, alongside moral education for younger children. SEX EDUCATION, COUNSELLING, AND CYBER SAFETY Under the new plan, students will attend sex education classes twice a week, led by local doctors. Following the backlash, multiple …

How abstinence-only messages infiltrated thousands of schools like mine – and set sex education back decades
2 months, 1 week ago

How abstinence-only messages infiltrated thousands of schools like mine – and set sex education back decades

The Independent  

Using the analogy of a piece of tape losing its stickiness on your hand to show how each sexual partner causes a loss of emotional connection is not sex education. I naively thought that abstinence-only sex education was pretty much obsolete in the UK, reserved only for a few deeply religious, closed off schools. Section 34 of the Children and …

Children should have sex education from the age of three, says Everyday Sexism founder
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Children should have sex education from the age of three, says Everyday Sexism founder

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Speaking about the renewed debate around the issue at Hay Festival, during a panel chaired …

Rishi Sunak has a new target: Sex education
10 months, 1 week ago

Rishi Sunak has a new target: Sex education

CNN  

CNN — As a general election inches closer into view, the embittered debates circulating inside British politics have entered a new arena: the classroom. New guidance unveiled by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s government on Thursday seeks to overhaul the way sex education and gender identity is taught in England’s schools, a significant intervention into a delicate topic that appeared suddenly …

Ban on schools teaching children about gender identity under new sex education rules
10 months, 1 week ago

Ban on schools teaching children about gender identity under new sex education rules

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Days after common sense minister Esther McVey announced a crackdown on pro-LGBT+ lanyards being worn …

Schools must not teach gender ideology under new government sex education plans
10 months, 1 week ago

Schools must not teach gender ideology under new government sex education plans

The Telegraph  

Rishi Sunak ordered the review into relationships, sex and health education lessons last year in response to claims that content was age-inappropriate, extreme and sexualising. It will also state that when sex education begins it must be based on “scientific” fact rather than gender ideology. Helen Joyce, director of advocacy at women’s rights charity Sex Matters, said: “Commentary suggests that …

Is it wise to impart sex education using adult content?
1 year, 6 months ago

Is it wise to impart sex education using adult content?

Live Mint  

A mom-influencer, who owns a popular parenting channel on Instagram, was in the news recently. A YouTube video had surfaced, in which she was seen praising a mother’s decision to “re-watch” adult content with her eight-year-old child, after the latter was exposed to it accidentally. Using it as an educational resource is like explaining science using a superhero movie.” Vijayachakravarthy, …

Sex Education: Guide For Teachers And Parents To Address Misconceptions
1 year, 10 months ago

Sex Education: Guide For Teachers And Parents To Address Misconceptions

News 18  

Sex education is a topic that has been debated for years in India, with opinions ranging from support to opposition. However, it is becoming increasingly clear that sex education is crucial in bringing about a much-needed change in society’s perception of an intimate relationship and removing taboos associated with it. The inclusion of such topics in sex education can lead …

Sex education in schools to be reviewed amid concerns over ‘inappropriate’ lessons
2 years ago

Sex education in schools to be reviewed amid concerns over ‘inappropriate’ lessons

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The government …

We’re not being taught enough about sex ed and porn in class, say children
2 years ago

We’re not being taught enough about sex ed and porn in class, say children

The Independent  

More than half of 16 and 17-year-olds believe schools are not teaching them enough about the attitudes of boys and men towards women and girls and what a healthy relationship looks like, a survey has found. In polling by the Sex Education Forum charity among people aged 16 and 17, some 58 per cent said power imbalances in relationships were …

Why sex education is important for teenagers
2 years, 1 month ago

Why sex education is important for teenagers

Live Mint  

Karnataka has been in the news for the last couple of months, ever since condoms and contraceptive pills were discovered in the bags of teenagers in a school in Bengaluru last November. “Teenagers will be sexually active, there is no way that they won’t be," believes Dr Singhal, adding that the problem is more about them having sex without taking …

Hey, Sex Ed Teachers: Not All Students Are Straight And Cis
2 years, 3 months ago

Hey, Sex Ed Teachers: Not All Students Are Straight And Cis

Huff Post  

Over the past five years or so, there’s been a surge of sexperts cropping up on social media in the form of influencers providing sexuality education for young folx. One of the project’s main goals is to help educators avoid siloing LGBTQIA education into singular lessons and recognize inclusivity as a more significant issue that permeates all educational topics, not …

Age-appropriate sex education set to be enforced by Sunak administration
2 years, 4 months ago

Age-appropriate sex education set to be enforced by Sunak administration

The Telegraph  

Rishi Sunak plans to clamp down on inappropriate sex education classes in schools, The Telegraph understands. Current Government guidance on relationships and sex education makes clear that parents should have visibility of what is being taught to their children, such as the books used in lessons. Parents ‘denied access to contentious resources’ But parents have complained that they are being …

Students and teachers demand better, more modern sexual education at schools
2 years, 5 months ago

Students and teachers demand better, more modern sexual education at schools

NL Times  

Sex education in schools must be improved and focus on more than just the biological aspects of having safe sex. Students, teachers, educational organizations, and expertise centers said this in a manifesto that they will hand to Education Minister Dennis Wiersma and Mariette Hamer, the government commissioner on sexually transgressive behavior, NU.nl reports. “Recent events around sexually transgressive behavior show …

Why sex education doesn't have to be awkward
2 years, 7 months ago

Why sex education doesn't have to be awkward

BBC  

Why sex education doesn't have to be awkward Prashanti Aswani Many parents would like to be a trusted source for their children, especially in the digital age. Many parents may feel a similar sense of squeamishness when trying to talk to their children about physical intimacy – though attitudes to sex education can vary widely between countries and families, research …

Sexual Offences Against Women: Key Interventions
2 years, 9 months ago

Sexual Offences Against Women: Key Interventions

Live Law  

A country in which women are violated in broad daylight, thrown on streets after gory torture and muzzled and suffocated under the garb of sacrifice and societal obligations is nothing short of a failure to its very existence. However, at this stage, what deserves our unequivocal attention is the long-neglected issue of the prevalence of rape myths attached to female …

Why sex education needs to be more than just about biology and reproductive organs
2 years, 10 months ago

Why sex education needs to be more than just about biology and reproductive organs

Firstpost  

Sex education should always be more about an open dialogue than just biology and diagrams of reproductive organs Any conversation about a young woman’s sexual agency in rural India is loaded with social and cultural subtext. One of the biggest hurdles in normalising sex education in schools is the anxiety that it will lead young girls astray and put them …

Why we need to talk to our children about sex
2 years, 11 months ago

Why we need to talk to our children about sex

Live Mint  

Recently, many parents' groups were anxiously discussing a news report about a 16-year-old in Pune who was booked for recording his 56-year-old teacher while she was in the washroom. "Irritability, mood swings, lack of understanding of themselves, suppressed emotions and even guilt and shame start building as adolescents feel bad for thinking about their sexuality, sexual wellbeing or anything related …

Sex education & the classroom
3 years, 2 months ago

Sex education & the classroom

The Hindu  

January 08, 2022 11:22 am | Updated January 11, 2022 08:03 pm IST When Anamika, mum to a 15-year-old, wanted her son to know “about the birds and the bees beyond the ninth standard textbook lesson”, she approached a physician. While the country is obliged to provide free, compulsory, and comprehensive education to adolescents and young people — as one …

Sex ed in high schools is shockingly bad — and my college students are proof
3 years, 6 months ago

Sex ed in high schools is shockingly bad — and my college students are proof

Salon  

When my university announced its swift conversion to online teaching during the spring of 2020, I — like everyone else — raced to the local shopping center to stock up on food, sanitizer, and paper products. My own experiences with sex education and the increased politicization of sex ed in general have me wondering about the extent to which students …

Review into sex education in Queensland schools welcomed by teachers and advocates
4 years ago

Review into sex education in Queensland schools welcomed by teachers and advocates

ABC  

The state government's decision to review sexual education in Queensland schools, particularly teaching sexual consent, has received high marks from teachers as advocates call for the topic to be discussed from a younger age. Key points: Schools welcome the state government's plan to review sexual education The move comes after disturbing allegations surfaced in an online petition Advocates say education …

Queensland government to review sexual consent education in independent and state schools
4 years ago

Queensland government to review sexual consent education in independent and state schools

ABC  

The Palaszczuk government will review sexual education in Queensland schools to examine whether consent and reporting is being adequately addressed. Key points: The Palaszczuk government will review the Queensland and national curriculum to ensure sexual consent and reporting is adequately being addressed The Education Department will work across non-government and state school sectors and communities to ensure sexual education is …

Does Australia's sex education curriculum need to include more on sex positivity, LGBTQI+ relationships and intimacy?
4 years, 1 month ago

Does Australia's sex education curriculum need to include more on sex positivity, LGBTQI+ relationships and intimacy?

ABC  

Sex education classes at school need to better represent the relationships and sex lives of average young people, according to Melbourne teenager Tamsin Griffiths. Latrobe University sexual health academic Christopher Fisher said this "patchwork" approach meant sex ed delivery in Australia was a "mixed bag". "Some young people told us how amazing they found sex ed, that they learned so …

'They Think We'll Teach Them How to Have Sex': NEP 2020 Misses the Point of Sex Education
4 years, 6 months ago

'They Think We'll Teach Them How to Have Sex': NEP 2020 Misses the Point of Sex Education

News 18  

“I was in class 9 and only fourteen years old when I realised how important sex education was during my biology class,” says 26-year-old Priyanka*. Consequently, repression of one’s sexuality could lead to “coercion, abuse and exploitation.” Rao explained that the major issue with sex education in India is the source of information. That reduces stress and improves communication with …

What An LGBTQ-Inclusive Sex Education Would Have Taught You
5 years, 11 months ago

What An LGBTQ-Inclusive Sex Education Would Have Taught You

Huff Post  

Illustration by Isabella Carapella for HuffPost Sex ed conversations about sexual health and safe sex need to be tailored to consider gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender teens. When parents and sex educators talk about the need for more inclusive, sex-positive sex education in America, they’re not asking for much: They want lesson plans that tackle gender fluidity, an overview of …

Never too young for sex education
6 years, 9 months ago

Never too young for sex education

Deccan Chronicle  

The world has become an increasingly unsafe place for young children. Dr Diana Monteiro, a child psychologist explains, “It is important that we teach our kids not only to protect themselves but also learn to behave well with the opposite sex. Otherwise, the child may get the information from a wrong source friends, classmates or the Internet, and it could …

We cannot trust schools to provide sex education when they can't even keep their institutions safe
6 years, 11 months ago

We cannot trust schools to provide sex education when they can't even keep their institutions safe

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In an ideal world, yes, educating …

Make Every Class Sex Ed Class
7 years ago

Make Every Class Sex Ed Class

Huff Post  

Mac99 via Getty Images For over a century, social conservatives have demanded a ban on sex education. Whether they were pushing for outright bans on curricula they perceived as tax-funded perversion of innocent schoolchildren, or promoting more subtle erosions of sex ed in the form of “abstinence-only” programs that often take the “sex” out of “sex education,” banning sex ed …

Paltry sex ed in schools = Texas teen moms and dads
7 years, 10 months ago

Paltry sex ed in schools = Texas teen moms and dads

Associated Press  

Sex education has had a controversial history from its very beginnings, perhaps more so in Texas than many other places. At least one lawmaker has filed a bill in the current legislative session that would require public school districts in the state to have age-appropriate sex education classes. In fact, a recent study found that nearly 60 percent of Texas …

Saying goodbye to the birds and the bees
7 years, 11 months ago

Saying goodbye to the birds and the bees

China Daily  

Wu Ling, a sex education teacher at Xingzhi Primary School in Beijing's Daxing district, teaches her students about women's bodies and menstruation.Photos By Zou Hong / China Daily Despite criticism that a sex education textbook is too graphic, parents and professionals have united in its defense. "Every time I express my belief that sex education should begin at primary school …

Sex education to be compulsory in ALL schools
8 years ago

Sex education to be compulsory in ALL schools

Daily Mail  

Education Secretary Justine Greening is understood to be planning a new sex and relationships curriculum, which will teach primary school pupils about 'healthy relationships' Primary school pupils will be taught about 'safe and healthy relationships' under plans confirmed by Justine Greening today. But under a new amendment to the Children and Social Work Bill, all schools will have to follow …

'We picked you up from a bin': Sex education is still regarded as dirty talk in China
8 years, 1 month ago

'We picked you up from a bin': Sex education is still regarded as dirty talk in China

ABC  

After decades of phenomenal economic growth and modernisation, people assume China's conservative social and sexual norms have changed too. Parents still believe teaching kids about safe sex would only lead to premarital sex, so they don't mention it at all. The fundamental issue - the need for proper sex education - is not even up for debate, let alone being …

MPs quietly vote against compulsory sex education in schools
8 years, 2 months ago

MPs quietly vote against compulsory sex education in schools

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Debating the matter in Parliament this …

Schools may be forced to teach children about porn and sexting, reports suggests
8 years, 3 months ago

Schools may be forced to teach children about porn and sexting, reports suggests

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Ministers are reportedly planning to make schools teach children about pornography, domestic violence, sexting …

Thousands share their experiences of sexual harassment in school after calls for compulsory sex education
8 years, 7 months ago

Thousands share their experiences of sexual harassment in school after calls for compulsory sex education

The Independent  

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How much do you know about sex education in UK schools?
8 years, 8 months ago

How much do you know about sex education in UK schools?

The Independent  

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Children deserve better sex education for modern life
9 years ago

Children deserve better sex education for modern life

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. So a study by the NASUWT …

The rise of sex education for adults
9 years ago

The rise of sex education for adults

ABC  

Putting condoms on bananas is out; feeling good is in. The group has assembled for an adult sex education class called 'Pleasure 101', run by Vanessa Muradian, a charismatic sexologist and yoga teacher who refers to women's genitals using the Sanskrit word "yoni". Last July the University of Oregon Health Centre launched SexPositive, a comprehensive sex ed app that provides …

Government poised to rule out compulsory sex education for five-year-olds
9 years, 4 months ago

Government poised to rule out compulsory sex education for five-year-olds

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The news will dash the hopes of many experts and the Commons Education Committee, who …

What teens have to know about sex (Opinion)
9 years, 6 months ago

What teens have to know about sex (Opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Debra Hauser is the president and executive director of Advocates for Youth and vice chair of the board of directors for the American Sexual Health Association. Story highlights Debra Hauser: Sex-ed battles still rage on, but question already settled among health experts Educated teens are less likely to have pregnancies and disease, she says Hauser says abstinence-only education …

Parents, principals and politicians: Let’s talk about sex (ed)
9 years, 7 months ago

Parents, principals and politicians: Let’s talk about sex (ed)

Firstpost  

A volunteer* led a classroom lesson on the topic of sex with girls at a private school. “I think now what’s happening is that parents themselves have a lack of sex education…they don’t like to talk about it” said gynaecologist and India’s most popular sex columnist, Dr. Mahinder Watsa. While India’s metropolises have seen a surge in Indian and foreign …

Labour plans to introduce sex lessons for pupils aged five
10 years, 1 month ago

Labour plans to introduce sex lessons for pupils aged five

Daily Mail  

Ofsted has defended asking pupils if they call each other 'gay' or 'lesbo' Labour would also make sex education compulsory in all schools Primary and secondary school staff to be trained on homophobic bullying Shadow education secretary Tristram Hunt, pictured today, warned the use of homophobic language is 'damaging the life chances of so many young people' as he launched …

Let's talk about sex: The reality 'educated' Dr Harsh Vardhan is ignoring
10 years, 8 months ago

Let's talk about sex: The reality 'educated' Dr Harsh Vardhan is ignoring

Firstpost  

At a time like this when the country’s teens can access pornography or other sexual content easily on the Internet, it would be expected of the government at least to be open to sex education in schools. Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan surprised many by saying, “So-called ‘sex education’ to be banned.” Sex education has been a tricky subject, especially …

Sex education for children
10 years, 11 months ago

Sex education for children

China Daily  

I Sex education will lead to early sexual activity Truth: Reports say that sex education will contribute to deferred, more responsible sexual activities rather than early sex. II Parents avoid the questions about sex Truth: Parents should be honest and blunt when children bring up questions about sex, letting them understand that all the body parts are important, especially private …

The future of sex education: Do students have the answer?
11 years, 4 months ago

The future of sex education: Do students have the answer?

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. "We provide evidence-based, non-judgmental environments to discuss sex, relationships, …

Majority of parents believe sex education should be compulsory in secondary schools, YouGov poll reveals
11 years, 10 months ago

Majority of parents believe sex education should be compulsory in secondary schools, YouGov poll reveals

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Sex education …

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