Experts say school sex education is out of touch, negative and gendered

Schools are delivering poor quality sex education, with some struggling to accept that young people are sexually active, experts have said.

Experts say school sex education is out of touch, negative and gendered

Schools are delivering poor quality sex education, with some struggling to accept that young people are sexually active, experts have said.

A review of studies carried out in Ireland and nine other countries found that sex and relationships education (SRE) is often "out of touch with many young people's lives".

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