The guidance recommends that schools provide a course on parenting strategies and effective communication skills in relation to sex and relationships, and alcohol.
Although the guidance calls on schools to inform parents of the benefits of sex and relationships education (SRE), it also recommends that the subject is taught in a manner appropriate to the maturity of pupils and be sensitive to cultural or religious beliefs.
Simon Blake, chief executive of young people's sexual health charity Brook, helped to develop the guidance. "It's a myth that sex and relationships education encourages children to be more promiscuous or have sex at an early age," he said. "In fact, evidence demonstrates that this type of education helps children and young people resist pressures to get involved in activities that might damage their health."
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