LETTER: Importance of sex education
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Girls in particular report that they don’t feel safe at school due to unwanted sexual contact such as groping. Earlier this year, we revealed that one in five schoolgirls have experienced this, in or around school.
If anything the picture is potentially getting worse with reports of sexual offences in and around school more than doubling in the past four years.
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Hide AdA problem of this scale and severity needs urgent action from the government. Evidence shows that quality sex and relationships education can help to tackle sexual harassment in schools, by educating young people about what healthy relationships are and what consent is. The government is right in calling for a holistic approach – but without a clear foundation in legislation for mandatory and up-to-date sex and relationships education this serious problem will not be addressed.
Kerry Smith
Head of Girls Rights and Youth, Plan International UK, Cranwood Street
London
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