A cosy consensus has developed between all the main political parties in Britain about the benefits of statutory sex and relationships education (SRE) in schools. And so from September 2018, all schools will be forced to deliver SRE to children from the age 5.
Many parents feel torn about SRE in schools. Their natural instincts are that primary school is just too young to deal with many of these issues and they recoil against the notion that schools can give contraception to teens below the age of consent and without parents knowing. On the other hand, it is hard to say no when all the political parties are saying that these lessons are needed to tackle sexual abuse and prevent teenage pregnancies.
