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Leah Jewett
- Mar 8, 2022
- 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 21, 2021
- 7 min
Take 10 – parent advice from International Sex Education Day founder Kim Cook
It pretty much hit me like a ton of bricks that parents need to talk openly at home. They’re their kids’ first health and sex educators
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Leah Jewett
- Mar 3, 2020
- 7 min
Conversing with kids about consent
We bring up children to be polite and to say: “Sorry I wasn’t able to eat all the carrots” instead of: “I didn’t like the carrots”
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Leah Jewett
- Feb 7, 2018
- 13 min
Where Outspoken stands on the government consultation on relationships and sex education (RSE)
Near midnight on 12 February 2018, the website for the Department for Education (DfE) seemed close to crashing. The deadline was imminent for contributing to the government’s consultation on updating relationships and sex education (RSE) and personal, social, health, economic education (PSHE). The goal was to update guidelines that have not been revisited for 17 years in order to “make sure pupils are being taught the knowledge they need to thrive in the modern world”. The ca
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Leah Jewett
- Feb 5, 2018
- 3 min
At the heart of Valentine’s Day: 14 tips for talking openly with children and young people
Valentine’s Day is a catalyst for talking with children and young people about love and healthy relationships – and the perfect symbolic moment to emphasise that respect, LGBT inclusivity and enthusiastic mutual consent should be at the heart of relationships and sex education (RSE). Presenting – for 14 February 2018 – 14 ways that parents can be their children’s best relationships and sex educators… 1 Start talking openly with your children early on. Think: “Little and often
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