Sex Ed - what age?

[suedonim]

What age do children begin Sex Ed in the English curriculum?

Dd2 would be learning about sex ed this year at her former school in Scotland but there seems to be nothing on the agenda at her English curriculum international school. She's 10yo/Year6.

Ours do it in Year 6.

Ours is in Year 5.

Year 6. It is repeated in year 7 in science lessons

my ds only in reception so I know nuffin' but I am amazed how LATE this is! would've thought they'd start it in yr 3 or 4 myself!

In my school, they begin Sex Ed in Year 2. Then go into more detail in Year 5, then even more detail in Year 6.

My son has been asking where babies come from at the age of four. I think he should be told, but only what he needs to know at the moment. We talked about how Daddys produce sperm and Mummys have eggs. The Daddy puts the sperm in Mummy's tummy and joins with the egg to make an embryo. The embryo then grows inside the mummy to make a baby.

Thankfully Andrew didnt ask how the Daddy puts the sperm in the mummy's tummy. However he wanted to know what the sperm and egg looked like and I found a picture in the NHS pregnancy book. He is now convinced that a sperm is a type of fish!

At four years old Andrew doesnt have the kind of hang ups that teenagers or adults have. He just accepts it as matter of fact.

Knowing where babies come from does not make children go out and have sex. I think this country has a high pregnancy rate because parents do not teach children responsibily or morals. As families are so small these days many teenagers have no idea what it is like to live with a small baby.

Thanks for the replies. Dd knows the basics from me but she's reluctant to discuss it at home. I think she would benefit from input at school, partly because I'm not sure exactly what topics they cover nowadays. I'll need to ask school if/when they do it (but not next week - the Inspectors are in!) and take it from there.