Nicola Fountain can recall vividly her sex education lessons at school in the early 90s. "We watched a video that scared the bejesus out of me," she says. "It very much focused on the negative. It was very clinical and scientific."
Thankfully, Fountain is now in a position to ensure that young people today are far better prepared for the challenges than previous generations. As head of faculty for personal, social and health education (PSHE) at Hastingsbury Business and Enterprise College in Bedfordshire, she is rolling out a personal development programme that focuses more on emotional development than on the science of sex.
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