At what age should schools introduce Sex Education classes to pupils [ENDS 8/08/2010]

[Nemo]

I think when i got taught (year 5) was the right time. Everyone pretty much knew what sex was, but perhaps we were a bit too immature to take it fully in. What i think should happen is that sex is taught throughout the school years (from year 5 upwards) and get rid of pointless subjects like citizenship, or atleast put it into that.

[Java]

I would say at the start of secondrary school. So everyone has a better understanding.

[Fallen]

I believe they should start teaching sex eduaction right at the start of secondary school (year 7) as pupils will then start to maybe have relationships and maybe they would start to contemplate having sex, or any kind of sexual contact.

[Nemo]

I believe they should start teaching sex eduaction right at the start of secondary school (year 7) as pupils will then start to maybe have relationships and maybe they would start to contemplate having sex, or any kind of sexual contact.

Woah what, sex in year 7, you do realise that's age like 12

[Hayleigh]

I had my first one in about year 5 i was a bit disturbed we had to watch a baby being born etc. Although i know a few of us were at puberty then i dont feel watching that video was right then. But i do that that the classes are good as a one of maybe 3 times a year. That was in middle school, Now in high school we study it in biology i have sin ce watched another 2 babies being born videos and this time everyone understood it more and didnt laugh like we did back in year 5. I am now going into year 9 , most of the people have now started puberty etc so i think its very useful .

[.Devilish..]

Every year since the start of primary school we did a little booklet.
At Year 1 it started out as God creating the world and people
Then year 2 it was how we felt about ourselves.
Year 3 was talking about plants and how they live (breifly introducing the sexual parts of a flower)
Year 4 was talking about birds lives and how they breed.
Year 5 was talking about rabbits.
Then Year 6, the booklet was in quite deep detail about humans having sex.
Also in year 6 we had to do worksheets about labelling stuff and also we watched a few videos , telling us about puberty and stuff.

Then in Year 7 we didn't do anything at all.
Then in Year 8, we had a quick talk about STD's since we were having our cervical cancer jabs.

I think it should be taught in the begginging of secondary school, continuing on with the booklets used in primary school. I like the system of the booklets as , when the child gets older they get introduced into more detail.

[Rock]

I was never taught it in Primary School and everyone else had (sorry not sure what "year" it is in the English system because I live in Scotland) so when I went to Secondary I felt pretty dumb when everyone knew. But luckily I got it in my first year there so it was fine.

In my opinion all schools should have a set year when it is done, and it should be done at the end of Primary.

[Arron]

when puberty starts

[wizzhan00]

well my school dose it in year 6 but i think mabye at the end of year 7 they should do it

[Lew]

Still not had Sex Ed.
going into year 9 when we go back.. probs get it then.. but my school is so sh*t we probably wont get it at all