YES: Simon Blake, national director, Brook
But only sometimes as part of a package of high-quality sex and relationships education (SRE) - we cannot go back to the days where girls went for "the talk" while boys did sport.
At Brook, boys and girls tell us they want time together and time alone. SRE must be guided by young people's views about what they want to learn and how, as well as evidence about what works.
There are often assumptions that certain issues are either for boys or just for girls, but it is common sense that everyone must understand issues that will affect one or both genders as well as be able to communicate with each other.
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