Schools have moved on since teachers explained sex with the aid of thereproductive organs of a dead rat and encouraged pupils to "just say no"to drugs.
But, as the recent Ofsted report into personal, social and healtheducation (PSHE) revealed, they still have a long way to go when itcomes to teaching life skills (Children Now, 18-24 April).
The fresh-faced PSHE Subject Association, launched in February, is on amission to increase the profile, teaching and learning of the subjectand, above all, to get England's young people talking about personalissues, rather than just passively taking in factual information.
Leading this task is development manager Sarah Smart, a former teacherand Government adviser who has taught the subject in both primary andsecondary schools.
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