Category Archives: Sex education

Responding to Channel 4 on The Joy of Teen Sex

By Dr Petra | Published: 27 June, 2011
TweetYou may remember earlier in the year Channel 4 ran a new series called The Joy of Teen Sex (JOTS). Series 2 is currently in production. Practitioners and educators were anxious about JOTS while it was being made. When the series aired we continued to be very worried about the core messages shared, the way [...]
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Review: Sexual Nature, Natural History Museum, London

By Dr Petra | Published: 31 May, 2011
Tweet Want to know what testicle size has to do with your relationship status? Whether a long tail may help or hinder you get a mate? Or what scents you might secrete to attract a partner? If so, head to London’s Natural History Museum where you’ll find a sexual surprise between now and October 2011. [...]
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Channel 4 sent complaint from practitioners re problem sex broadcasting

By Dr Petra | Published: 9 February, 2011
TweetOver the past few weeks parents, practitioners, young people and journalists have been concerned about the Channel 4 series ‘The Joy of Teen Sex’. This has led to a number of us deciding to complain to the Channel and recommend a way forward to ensure future programming is improved. Below is a copy of our [...]
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“The Joy of Teen Sex”

By Dr Petra | Published: 19 January, 2011
TweetLast summer myself and several other sex educators, therapists and reproductive healthcare staff were approached by researchers from Betty TV working on a new programme commissioned by Channel 4 called ‘The Joy of Teen Sex’. The show was described as a cross between the established (and popular) Embarrassing Teenage Bodies and The Sex Education Show. [...]
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Christmas Good Causes: for your consideration

By Dr Petra | Published: 22 December, 2010
TweetIt’s nearly Christmas and you may have already got gifts for friends and family. But if you’re still wondering what last minute goodies to buy, or can stretch to one more present, then here’s a few suggestions for charities and organisations who could do with your support. These are all programmes I feel are often [...]
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‘Porn Block’ – a realistic proposal from the UK government?

By Dr Petra | Published: 20 December, 2010
This is a somewhat lengthy post, tackling a range of issues thrown up by the proposal to restrict access to online porn
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Young people – want better relationships education? Time to speak up!

By Dr Petra | Published: 25 October, 2010
Tweet As we already are sadly aware, the future of sex education in the UK remains unclear. Despite promises for sex education to be statutory and numerous consultations and reviews on the issue (including those by Ofsted, NICE and the Department of Education) we are still waiting to hear what is going to happen regarding [...]
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“I wanted to make it better for people” – In Memory of Claire Rayner

By Dr Petra | Published: 12 October, 2010
Tweet A few years ago I was invited to the 60th Anniversary celebrations for BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour. It gathered together women of all ages to mark the many issues the show had covered in its history. I was a few months pregnant at the time and struggling to stay awake and suppress endless [...]
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Good news.UK Sex and Relationships Education back on political agenda today

By Dr Petra | Published: 8 September, 2010
TweetToday MP for the Rhondda Chris Bryant will be using the 10 Minute Rule in parliament to push Sex and Relationships Education back onto the political agenda. This is being proposed in collaboration with the National Children’s Bureau and the Sex Education Forum (further details here). Supporters have been glad to see sex education being [...]
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Age of consent, underage sex and media panics – what you need to know

By Dr Petra | Published: 19 July, 2010
TweetOver the past couple of years we’ve seen a particular preoccupation with Western media about underage sex. This has included the media frenzy over 13 year old ‘teenage dad’ Alfie Patten through to frequent media features on teenage pregnancy, abortions and parenthood, to more recent documentaries like Channel 4’s ‘Underage and Having Sex’ or ITV [...]
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