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Teen avatars with attitude: welcome to virtual sex ed
Can teen avatars – voiced by actors in real time – help train sex ed teachers? Sit in on a few minutes of classroom simulations to find out
Leah Jewett
May 28, 20201 min read
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Could Japanese cartoons teach your child sex ed?
Anime gave me the confidence and understanding that sex and bodies are nothing to be afraid or ashamed of. I wish I’d known that growing up
Leah Jewett
May 14, 20208 min read
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10 things teens say about parents & porn
It’s rare that teenagers talk with trusted adults, although they do see this as a way to reduce the negative impact of porn
Leah Jewett
Apr 30, 20204 min read
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Conversing with kids about consent
We bring up children to be polite and to say: “Sorry I wasn’t able to eat all the carrots” instead of: “I didn’t like the carrots”
Leah Jewett
Mar 3, 20207 min read
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The good, the bad, the risky
Silence about sex & relationships is not an option. Not saying much about it is saying something…
Leah Jewett
Feb 18, 20203 min read
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Let’s hear it from the girls
For years we’ve heard about the need to empower girls. But do they feel empowered?
Leah Jewett
Feb 4, 20204 min read
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Parents, tell us what you need
Education professionals gathered together on 22 January 2020 to work out how to bring in new relationships, health and sex education...
Sophie Manning
Jan 23, 20202 min read
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Taking the plunge: how to talk openly with children about sex & relationships
Start the sex-ed conversation. You'll safeguard your children, shore up their mental health and in the process strengthen your connection…
Leah Jewett
Jan 7, 20204 min read
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ROUND-UP Parents & Sex Ed in the News 07.01.20
The most interesting and relevant articles for parents on sex-education issues from 19 December 2019 to 6 January 2020 TALKING OPENLY 10...
Leah Jewett
Jan 6, 20203 min read
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ROUND-UP Parents & Sex Ed in the News 23.12.19
The most interesting and relevant articles for parents on sex-education issues from 8 to 19 December 2019 TALKING OPENLY PETA TODD’S MUM...
Leah Jewett
Dec 23, 20195 min read
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In the Wild West of young people’s digital lives: the 2019 Sexplain conference
Approaching sex and relationships in a digital age is the theme of Sex Education for the 21st Century – the second Sexplain annual...
Leah Jewett
Dec 10, 201910 min read
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Defining sex, upskilling parents and working with sharks: the 2019 Sex Education Forum conference
The Sex Education Forum annual conference – held this year on 29 November and entitled Final Countdown to Statutory RSE (relationships...
Leah Jewett
Dec 10, 201911 min read
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Sex ed, sexism and a tiny shoe: the Feminism In Schools Conference 2019
What did student activists get their teachers to write about on Post-It notes? Why did a young sex-education campaigner talk about...
Leah Jewett
Nov 25, 20194 min read
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Doing It Like The Dutch: what we learned
Outspoken found the perfect way to launch its new online resource for parents last Tuesday at London’s Conway Hall.
Sophie Manning
Nov 19, 20193 min read
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Sex and the Santa simile: the wrath of prudish parents
I hear the analogy drawn between Santa and sex ed all the time. Santa and the Baby Tree are the same: convenient, gentle, magical myths
Sophie Manning
Nov 14, 20192 min read
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Coming out the other side: young people, porn & sexting
Fill in the blank: “Porn is…” Subjective, massive and dangerous. This is what some of the 12 sexual-health professionals attending a...
Leah Jewett
Nov 11, 20198 min read
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How to do it like Dutch parents: four tips from the world’s best sex educators
Your 3-year old comes out of the bathroom holding a tampon and asks: “Can I have this?” – or a porn ad pops up on the computer while...
Sophie Manning
Nov 1, 20192 min read
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Teaching the children & educating the parents: a profile of teacher Kauser Jan
Fifteen years ago Kauser Jan, assistant headteacher at Bankside Primary school in Leeds, created a relationships and sex education (RSE)...
Leah Jewett
Oct 29, 20194 min read
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