Heads or Tails; what young people are telling us about SRE

Gaps in sex and relationships education leave too many children at risk

·                     Survey of over 2,000 young people finds their safety may be at risk due to inconsistent sex and relationships education

·                     Half (50%) of young people did not learn how to get help if they were abused

·                     A third (34%) of young people said they learnt nothing about sexual consent at school

·                     Campaigners call for statutory sex and relationships education to help keep young people safe.

Campaigners at the Sex Education Forum are calling for mandatory status for sex and relationships education (SRE) in all schools, after a survey of young people found that their safety is being undermined by dramatic variations in what is taught.

Worryingly, given that sexual assault is something that a significant minority of young people experience[1], lessons about sexual consent are not routinely covered in schools.

Full details about the survey can be found in: ‘Heads or Tails: What young people tell us about sex and relationships education’ at www.sexeducationforum.org.uk