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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Anna Davis

Teachers lack confidence for sex education

The NSPCC has launched a set of resources to help guide teachers answer sensitive questions about sexual relations

(Picture: PA Wire)

Almost half of secondary school teachers in London and the South-East do not feel confident teaching sex and relationships education, new research suggests.

An NSPCC survey of school staff found that many teachers do not feel confident answering “difficult or sensitive” questions in lessons or teaching abut consent, harmful sexual behaviour and pornography.

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