Sex education

“Living with a brain under major construction”: how This Is So Awkward helps parents handle puberty

Leah Jewett

Nov 9, 20237 min read

“Living with a brain under major construction”: how This Is So Awkward helps parents handle puberty

This Is So Awkward shows parents – through tips, science and insight from older kids – how to navigate puberty and communicate along the way

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“Your body is preprogrammed to change”: talking with kids about puberty

Leah Jewett

Jun 1, 20229 min read

“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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Gloria Steinem and parent tips on that F word – feminism

Leah Jewett

Mar 8, 202212 min read

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, 20226 min read

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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Teen sexuality & identity onscreen – the short film Oleander

Leah Jewett

Dec 19, 20218 min read

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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Now I Can Breathe: tackling male violence

Leah Jewett

Nov 21, 20215 min read

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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Bringing up consent on Bringing Up Britain

Leah Jewett

Sep 30, 20213 min read

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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“One day you’ll have sex…”: how to talk with children and young people about pleasure and consent

Leah Jewett

Sep 14, 202113 min read

“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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Confidence tricks – how parents can talk about sex ed topics

Jonny Hunt

Apr 15, 20215 min read

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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Confidence tricks – how teachers can talk about sex ed topics

Leah Jewett

Apr 15, 20214 min read

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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How to modernise relationships and sex education (RSE)

Sophie Manning

Apr 15, 20213 min read

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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Show & tell: near-peer sex ed from Sexpression:UK

Leah Jewett

Apr 1, 20214 min read

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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Tough questions, quick answers and true-to-life paper dolls

Leah Jewett

Feb 18, 202111 min read

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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Porn, sexting, LGBT+ issues: a father-of-two quizzes Outspoken Sex Ed

Leah Jewett

Nov 26, 202010 min read

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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Body of work: the upfront illustrations of Hazel Mead

Leah Jewett

Nov 6, 20204 min read

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, 20206 min read

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

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Leah Jewett

Jul 9, 20203 min read

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, 20207 min read

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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Sophie Manning

Jun 16, 20201 min read

Help us with our X, Y and Z please

We help PARENTS to TALK OPENLY WITH THEIR KIDS ABOUT SEX & RELATIONSHIPS, so that... ... what? We’re stuck for something snappy & accurate

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5 tips for successful homeschool sex education

Sophie Manning

Jun 5, 20202 min read

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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