Is consent legal is someone agrees to have sex with a person who has informed them of one thing, but then does another? This debate has been raised yesterday through the case of Jason Lawrence who informed his sexual partner that he had had a vasectomy, but who after having sex, revealed that he had
Amplifyouth is passionate about delivering high quality education around Christian faith, student wellbeing and relationship and sex education. During our first year we have been able to engage with approximately 1000 young people in high quality RSE around the West Midlands area and beyond, which has been a real privilege and joy! Feedback from both
Recently I have untaken some training to try and learn more about autism. Yesterday I took part in some training delivered by actforautism.co.uk where we were shown a short film created by some autistic students who were trying to explain how it sometimes feels in school to have autism, from their perspective, and what is
“It’s just a laugh!” “You’re so sensitive!” “What’s wrong with you? It’s no big deal.” All phrases that can be heard from time to time, whether on a corridor of a school or in a classroom; whether in an office, in a bar or out on the street. Sexual harassment is still prevalent in 2019
In the 2018 Girls survey report, carried out by the girl guides, was published. The survey found that there were many positive and upward trends around young girls attitudes towards things like leadership and education, there was also some concerning feedback. The concerns included the rise in the number of young girls being unhappy with
As many will have seen, today a London patient has been declared to be the second person ever to receive a stem cell transplant resulting in undetectable HIV loads without being on ART. This could be a significant breakthrough in the area of HIV, if this is found to be successful and a cure, but
For many young people today, certainly by teenage years, the world between the online and offline world is seamless. Friendships and relationships are created, built and maintained through the digital world as well as face to face. While this can be a positive thing, for too many young people these connections in the digital world
At the beginning of this week the revised guidance on Relationship education, RSE and health education was released. The guidance can be read here. The revised guidance has been published and will now be subject to a debate in Parliament, which is intended to happen in the next few months. This final debate will result
How does someone measure their worth? This is a question we could all perhaps take time to consider. For many young people worth comes from a society that thrives on comparison, the ‘not quite good enough’ and the world on online ‘likes’, but where can this lead? The inquisitive mind outlines various researchers findings, suggesting
Too soon for sex? Research and findings published in the BMJ suggest so for some young people. Findings included factors such as socio economic background, education levels and the source of their sex education as factors in whether a young person engaged in what would be considered ‘healthy sexual activity’ and at what age. The
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