Summer 2010
Teenage pregnancy
Education about relationships and sex will be part of the national curriculum from September 2011, for every age group in schools. The questions asked in this section will help us make sure that parents of primary school children are happy with the content of those lessons.
We asked the panel which subjects they feel are appropriate for younger children. The results are shown below:
| Relationship and Sex Lesson Content | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Topic | Appropriate for all ages 5 - 11 | Only appropriate for 10 - 11s | Not appropriate for 5 -11s |
| Naming parts of the body | 87% | 10% | 3% |
| Able to keep themselves safe | 83% | 15% | 2% |
| Family types (step families, one parent families etc) | 80% | 18% | 2% |
| Meeting and making friends | 90% | 8% | 2% |
| Preparation for puberty | 32% | 63% | 5% |
| Recognising and resisting pressure | 62% | 34% | 4% |
| Types of contraception | 7% | 60% | 33% |
| Understanding and talking about feelings | 66% | 29% | 5% |
| Reproduction and pregnancy | 23% | 57% | 20% |
