Overcoming the ignorance of basic sex education

Nurs Child Young People. 2016 Oct 7;28(8):13. doi: 10.7748/ncyp.28.8.13.s15.

Abstract

Another academic year is underway, and schools in England can again choose whether or not to teach sex and relationships education (SRE). The evidence in favour of making SRE a requirement in all schools is stacked higher than ever. One girl in four starts her period before she has learned about it, and 38% of boys do not learn anything about wet dreams before they experience them ( Sex Education Forum (SEF) 2016a ), which shows that even biological aspects of SRE are falling short.

MeSH terms

  • Access to Information*
  • Adolescent
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Curriculum*
  • England
  • Evidence-Based Practice
  • Humans
  • Sex Education / standards*