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Leah Jewett
- Jun 1
- 9 min
“Your body is preprogrammed to change”: talking with kids about puberty
Cath Hakanson of Sex Ed Rescue gives parents a steer on talking with kids, tweens and teens about the changes they’ll go through in puberty
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Leah Jewett
- Mar 8
- 12 min
Gloria Steinem and parent tips on that F word – feminism
Still going strong, feminist icon Gloria Steinem has endorsed the work of Outspoken Sex Ed! Here’s how parents and kids can discuss feminism
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Leah Jewett
- Jan 27
- 6 min
Vulvas vs vaginas – what can I say?
Do the words vulva and vagina make you uncomfortable? If so, why? Get vocal with our 10 thought-provoking, conversation-starting questions
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Leah Jewett
- Dec 19, 2021
- 8 min
Teen sexuality & identity onscreen – the short film Oleander
In the coming-of-age short film Oleander, a teen rebels against abstinence-only sex education. Do you empathise, criticise or cheer her on?
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Leah Jewett
- Nov 21, 2021
- 5 min
Now I Can Breathe: tackling male violence
Sex ed begins at home – and parents talking openly with their kids about sex-ed topics helps tackle violence against women and girls (VAWG)
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Leah Jewett
- Sep 30, 2021
- 3 min
Bringing up consent on Bringing Up Britain
On the BBC Radio 4 series Bringing Up Britain, Outspoken Sex Ed co-founder Yoan Reed talks about talking, and acting out, consent with kids
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Leah Jewett
- Sep 14, 2021
- 13 min
“One day you’ll have sex…”: how to talk with children and young people about pleasure and consent
Consent and pleasure are two of the most vital, and daunting, sex and relationships topics to talk with your kids about. Here’s how to start
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Jonny Hunt
- Apr 15, 2021
- 5 min
Confidence tricks – how parents can talk about sex ed topics
If you’ve never had open conversations, it’s embarrassing. But break that cycle so that when your child is an adult they’ll want to talk
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Leah Jewett
- Apr 15, 2021
- 4 min
Confidence tricks – how teachers can talk about sex ed topics
Child-centred educational approaches see young people reverse-mentoring teachers and educating peers. So let your students do the talking
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Sophie Manning
- Apr 15, 2021
- 3 min
How to modernise relationships and sex education (RSE)
Create a safe space via ground rule and use hypotheticals to depersonalise charged topics. Humour and fun are the best diffusing mechanisms
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Leah Jewett
- Apr 1, 2021
- 4 min
Show & tell: near-peer sex ed from Sexpression:UK
We have the unique experience of being the first generation to teach RSHE that has grown up with technology platforms and online pressures
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Leah Jewett
- Feb 18, 2021
- 11 min
Tough questions, quick answers and true-to-life paper dolls
One mantra I have with parents is: “The fact that you’re talking is important. You don’t have to do it perfectly, because you just don’t”
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Leah Jewett
- Nov 26, 2020
- 10 min
Porn, sexting, LGBT+ issues: a father-of-two quizzes Outspoken Sex Ed
It’s rare for a man to base his public persona on being a dad. So it was interesting to hear what John Adams – the stay-at-home...
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Leah Jewett
- Nov 6, 2020
- 4 min
Body of work: the upfront illustrations of Hazel Mead
“Things You Don’t See In Mainstream Porn was my first viral piece,” says illustrator Hazel Mead. “I didn’t expect it to resonate that much”
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Leah Jewett
- Aug 6, 2020
- 6 min
Period positivity
Girls and boys hold onto lots of angst and myths about periods – they need permission to be able to talk about them. The stigma is so strong
127 views


Leah Jewett
- Jul 9, 2020
- 3 min
Lessons from 4 winning sex ed teachers
We make it clear: good sex (whatever that means to young people) can contribute positively to their wellbeing. Bad sex can do the opposite
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Leah Jewett
- Jul 9, 2020
- 7 min
Home truths: teaching your child sex ed
If you frame the subject of sex in talking about love and good, healthy, exciting relationships, you will give your child a great foundation
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- Jun 16, 2020
- 1 min
Help us with our X, Y and Z please
We help PARENTS to TALK OPENLY WITH THEIR KIDS ABOUT SEX & RELATIONSHIPS, so that...
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- Jun 5, 2020
- 2 min
5 tips for successful homeschool sex education
If the school biology teacher thought they had it rough, parents nationwide are wondering how to give their kids the sex ed they deserve
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Leah Jewett
- May 28, 2020
- 1 min
Teen avatars with attitude: welcome to virtual sex ed
Can teen avatars – voiced by actors in real time – help train sex ed teachers? Sit in on a few minutes of classroom simulations to find out
132 views