Sex Education at Foundation at age 5 and 6?

[Nappyzoneisabeetrootrunner]

Suprisingly this week we have had a letter from dd school (she is in year 1) it said they had been running a sex education programme last year on years 5 and 6 and it was so successful they are introducong it to reception, year 1 and year 2. Topics to be discusse dare based round two kiddies in nursery who grow up together and the will learn the proper names for ther body parts. Well i am not a prude but think there is a world of differnce between age reception to yr 2 and years 5 and 6 and dont relish the thought of my dd announcing daddy has a penis and mummy a whotsit over the Family Sunday lunch - the oldies will keel over!

Has anyone elses really young uns had this chat? To me they still beleive in fairies and father xmas so why the need for this at 6 is a bit hmmm to me......

I guess it wouldn't be that much of a surprise to find out I am a science teacher either, ROFLOL! Poor kid.

I'm a school nurse and we support the SRE programme delivered by teachers in many schools.

Please credit the teachers with some intelligence - the material to be delivered to 5 and 6 year olds will not be the same as the material they deliver to 10 and 11 year olds. Generally the content for Years 5 and 6 is based around puberty, how babies are made, how they are born and a small amount about how babies are prevented. They are taught about feelings, relationships and respect - they are not going to be taught about blow jobs, anal sex and the Kama Sutra in Year 6, contrary to what some parents seem to think

Reception SRE is based around our bodies, how they work, knowing what bits are called what (with proper names as well as names they might use) and about feeling safe and happy. I have done group work with Year 5s that think they wee out of their vaginas, as they have never been told otherwise.

I find it really hard to understand how parents think that telling Reception and Year 1 age children that men have penises and women have vaginas is robbing them of their childhood innocence - it's just biology.

Thanks for that sidge