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Posted on January 25, 2018 by bishtraining

So since working on DO… RSE for Schools I’ve become even more aware that, despite relationships and sex education being such a huge topic, there is often not a lot of support out there for teachers actually delivering it.

What good RSE looks like

What Good RSE Looks Like IMHO

Posted on January 8, 2018March 16, 2022 by bishtraining

Consultation is under way about relationships and sex education (RSE) but what does good RSE look like? Find out more about the DO… collaboration.

why we shouldn't show young people porn in SRE

Why We Shouldn’t Show Porn in SRE

Posted on October 18, 2016April 2, 2025 by bishtraining

I can’t actually believe I’m writing this, but some folk seem to think that showing 15/16 year olds porn in sex and relationships education is a good idea. So I’m going to say why I think it’s a problematic idea: legally, ethically, practically and also why I think there are better and more valuable things[…]

Does porn Harm young people

Does Porn Harm Young People?

Posted on May 11, 2016April 2, 2025 by bishtraining

Most young people watch porn? Porn harms young people? They’re having non-consensual, unsafe sex as a result? No. The evidence points to a more inconclusive and also complicated picture.

Teaching Young People About Fertility

Posted on April 14, 2016February 10, 2022 by bishtraining

A rant about why what we are and aren’t teaching young people about fertility and sex is harmful to them. This is a transcription of a talk I gave at the Progress Educational Trust Birds, The Bees and Fertility Treatment event.

Sexting is not the norm for teens

Posted on November 11, 2015January 5, 2017 by bishtraining

You might have read that ‘sexting’ is now considered the norm for young people. I first read this assertion a couple of years ago (when I originally wrote this blog, which I thought I lost but didn’t and have republished). This was based on a small piece of research conducted by Professor Andy Phippen. Actually[…]