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Sexual health and relationships: Research evidence

Jonathan Baggaley, chief executive of the PSHE Association, outlines research on the impact of pornography on young people and how schools can cover the topic in statutory relationships, sex and health education.
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Online pornography is a major factor in discussions around abuse and harrassment. Picture: terovesalainen/Adobe Stock
Online pornography is a major factor in discussions around abuse and harrassment. Picture: terovesalainen/Adobe Stock

Everyone’s Invited, the website where people can post experiences of abuse at school, and Ofsted’s follow up review, highlighted the prevalence of sexual harassment and abuse in schools. As the national body for personal, social, health and economic (PSHE) education we have been supporting schools to address this specific issue, as well as some of the contributory factors.

Online pornography, and ease of access to it by children and young people, is a major factor to consider in discussions about abuse and harassment. We therefore wanted to highlight evidence of its impact and ways that schools may address the topic through the PSHE education curriculum.

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