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Narrow focus on ‘pills, pregnancy and periods’ puts boys off SRE

Schools are being urged to make their sex and relationships education (SRE) “gender-aware” and avoid the narrow focus on “pills, pregnancy and periods” that can push boys away.

The Sex Education Forum (SEF), which is behind the campaign, has produced a range of free teaching resources to help, covering key stages 1 to 4.

The SEF is concerned that gender inequality underpins all our lives and at the negative impact that this is having.

It points to two recent research projects based on the large-scale National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles. The first shows that one in five women are sexually assaulted compared to just one in 20 men.

The second shows that boys are missing out on family conversations about sex and relationships – with mothers more likely to talk to daughters than their sons about sex and fathers less likely to speak with their children at all.

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