How many more young people need to tell ministers and key policymakers that the sex and relationships education (SRE) provided in schools across the UK is simply not good enough?
More than 21,000 young people responded to a recent UK Youth Parliament (UKYP) survey about the quality of SRE in their school (YPN, 4-10 July, p4). The findings make depressing reading but the UKYP has come up with a clear set of recommendations. These include making SRE part of statutory personal, social and health education; delivery of SRE by trained teachers; more about relationships and teenage pregnancy; and better access to confidential sexual health services.
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