Category Archives: NEWS
Teachers call for better sex ed training and resources
Teachers have called for more sex education training and better resources as part of a controversial new study.
A Durex-sponsored survey of teachers, parents and governors found that while all three groups agree on the need for sex and relationship education (SRE), 80 percent of teachers lack the training and confidence to discuss the issue.
It also [...]
MPs told that citizenship should be taught in PRUs
Teachers and researchers have told MPs that pupil referral units (PRUs) should offer citizenship education.
During a meeting held in Westminster yesterday, Labour and Conservative MPs heard that research carried out by education charity the Citizenship Foundation had found the subject to be extremely relevant to young people who have reduced access to their rights.
Caroline Lendon from the University [...]
Sir Ian McKellen to visit UK schools in fight against homophobia
Award-winning film star Sir Ian McKellen is set to undertake a nationwide tour of schools in a bid to tackle the problem of homophobic bullying.
The screen legend, whose career spans more than 50 years, will be giving assemblies and talking to pupils throughout the next three months on behalf of Stonewall, the gay rights charity he co-founded in 1989.
The 71-year-old said: [...]
Gambling a major problem among children
Thousands of children are suffering from gambling problems while schools ignore the issue, a national charity has warned.
According to new research, one in five 12-15-year-olds will have gambled in the last week while 60,000 are problem gamblers.
The study by gambling charity GamCare also reveals that young problem gamblers are more likely to be involved in substance abuse, [...]
Government cuts hit PSHE and citizenship
Quangos responsible for tackling teenage pregnancy, child health and alcohol education will be axed according to leaked government plans.
A document released by the BBC appears to detail 180 taxpayer-funded groups that the Conservative-Liberal coalition will abolish, 17 of which are currently supported by the department for education.
Among the casualties is the School Food Trust - the body created by the Labour government following Jamie Oliver’s healthy schools campaign and [...]
Labour MP leads new bid for compulsory sex education
A Labour MP has announced that he will continue his party’s fight to make sex education compulsory by launching a new bill later this month.
Rhondda MP Chris Bryant will tell MPs that if the UK is to shed its title as teenage pregnancy capital of western Europe, then all children must attend sex and relationship [...]
SRE conference announced
PSHE teachers have been invited to join with psychologists and medical professionals at a sex and relationship education (SRE) conference in October.
The Getting On With It! conference, organised by the Sex Education Forum, will feature a speech by author of the recent Sexualisation of Young People report, Dr Linda Papadopolous, as well as the chance for delegates to share their own [...]
Sex, drugs and mental health the weak points in PSHE lessons, says Ofsted
Schools are failing to deliver adequate lessons on the subjects of sex, drugs and mental health, a new study suggests.
The latest Ofsted report into personal, social, health and economic education (PSHE) found that while children developed a good understanding of health issues, they were left with inadequate knowledge of more sensitive topics.
It found that that [...]
Blunkett bids to secure citizenship education’s future