TES: Stage-managed Sex Article

Monday 23rd January 2006

Times Educational Supplement
Stage-managed Sex

Paul Gibbins
Published: 28 October 2005

Theatre is an ideal medium for exploring sensitive subjects with pupils, writes Paul Gibbins

Guidelines from government and educational bodies on how to teach sex and relationships education are plentiful, and tend to concentrate on teaching pupils "healthy" attitudes to both.

South Wales is an area high in teenage pregnancies, sexually-transmitted diseases and incidents of homophobic bullying, all of which agencies responsible for young people want to eliminate.

However, the classroom is not the natural venue to air issues which we find difficult to discuss. It is often embarrassing when a teacher exposes the concerns and emotions of children in such a setting, and yet schools in Wales and England are required to teach sex and relationships to children of compulsory school age.

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