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| Call for sex lessons at age four | Call for sex lessons at age four |
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| Children as young as four should be given compulsory sex education, two leading sexual health charities say. | Children as young as four should be given compulsory sex education, two leading sexual health charities say. |
| The Family Planning Association and Brook told BBC Newsbeat more should be done to cut abortion rates and sexually transmitted infections among teenagers. | The Family Planning Association and Brook told BBC Newsbeat more should be done to cut abortion rates and sexually transmitted infections among teenagers. |
| They argue gradual education from such a young age would help children not to rush into sex when they were older. | They argue gradual education from such a young age would help children not to rush into sex when they were older. |
| The Department for Children, Schools and Family said it was reviewing the | |
| delivery of sex education in schools. | |
| Children aged four might be taught about the names of body parts and basic ideas about different relationships. | Children aged four might be taught about the names of body parts and basic ideas about different relationships. |
| The government is not giving young people enough information about sex and relationships, the charities add. | The government is not giving young people enough information about sex and relationships, the charities add. |
| 'High expectations' | 'High expectations' |
| Brook chief executive Simon Blake said: "Many young people are having sex because they want to find out what it is, because they were drunk or because their mates were. | Brook chief executive Simon Blake said: "Many young people are having sex because they want to find out what it is, because they were drunk or because their mates were. |
| "That's just not good enough for young people. We've got to have high expectations for them so they've got high expectations for themselves." | "That's just not good enough for young people. We've got to have high expectations for them so they've got high expectations for themselves." |
| He added: "All the evidence shows that if you start sex and relationships education early - before children start puberty, before they feel sexual attraction - they start having sex later. | He added: "All the evidence shows that if you start sex and relationships education early - before children start puberty, before they feel sexual attraction - they start having sex later. |
| "They are much more likely to use contraception and practise safe sex." | "They are much more likely to use contraception and practise safe sex." |
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| The basic sex education that children are given in science classes does not go far enough, the charities say. | The basic sex education that children are given in science classes does not go far enough, the charities say. |
| They want sex and relationship education on the curriculum across the UK alongside other compulsory subjects such as maths and English, as is the case in Northern Ireland. | They want sex and relationship education on the curriculum across the UK alongside other compulsory subjects such as maths and English, as is the case in Northern Ireland. |
| The DCSF said effective sex and relationships education is essential for young people to make safe and healthy choices about their lives and prevent early pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections. | The DCSF said effective sex and relationships education is essential for young people to make safe and healthy choices about their lives and prevent early pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections. |
| A spokesman added that an advisory group on the issue would be making recommendations on new policy to the government later this month. | A spokesman added that an advisory group on the issue would be making recommendations on new policy to the government later this month. |
| Sixteen-year-old Bethany, from Norwich told BBC News she had not understood the consequences of having sex early on. | Sixteen-year-old Bethany, from Norwich told BBC News she had not understood the consequences of having sex early on. |
| "I didn't know I could get pregnant," she said. "I think if they started introducing sex education a bit earlier and teaching us a bit more about it so that we were more aware it would have helped me a lot." | "I didn't know I could get pregnant," she said. "I think if they started introducing sex education a bit earlier and teaching us a bit more about it so that we were more aware it would have helped me a lot." |