Children's organisations and sexual health experts back the
campaign for compulsory SRE
In a letter to the Times, a large group of leading children's
organisations and sexual health experts back the UK Youth
Parliament (UKYP) campaign for compulsory sex and relationships
education (SRE).
The letter highlights the findings of research carried out for
UKYP, which found that many young people thought that their SRE was
inadequate. Half of the 20,000 teenagers surveyed said they had
never been taught about the effects of teenage pregnancy and would
not know where to find their nearest sexual health clinic. More
than half (55 per cent) of 12 to 15-year-old girls and 57 per cent
of 16 to 17 year-old girls had not been taught how to use a condom,
and the majority of pupils aged over 17 said they had not received
any information about personal relationships at school.
In a comment piece in the Guardian, Polly Toynbee backs the case
for compulsory SRE, and also argues for a higher priority for PSHE,
a full-time nurse and a youth worker in every school, and
accessible sexual health services for young people.
More
from BBC News website
More info on the UK Youth
Parliament's Campaign
http://www.ukyouthparliament.org.uk/sre
Last updated date :
12/7/2007