Hello
Some of you may have seen that long-term Mumsnet friends End Violence Against Women (EVAW) and Everyday Sexism have launched a new campaign to persuade the government and main party leaders to make comprehensive sex and relationships education compulsory in state-financed schools in England and Wales. (At the moment, some basic facts about reproduction, biology and STDs are on the National Curriculum, but almost everything else is left to the discretion of individual schools.)
When we asked MNers about this before, you told us very clearly that you wanted compulsory, comprehensive SRE from primary level upwards; you can see the results of the survey we ran a couple of years ago here.
So we've given our backing to this one. Justine's quote is: 'Mumsnet users are clear: they want comprehensive, compulsory sex and relationships education, and as children get older they want it to address topics like pornography, sexting, sexual violence, and meaningful consent. Both boys and girls can be vulnerable to peer pressure and abuse, and good SRE helps them to recognise the building blocks of healthy, happy relationships. Mumsnet has long called for SRE to be updated to reflect the internet age - and for teachers to be supported in delivering it - and we're delighted to be backing this important campaign.'
If you fancy getting involved, there's a petition you can sign here.
Thanks
MNHQ