A Survey of Sex Education Provision in Secondary Schools James Lawrence Annabel Kanabus David Regis A Survey of Sex Education in Secondary Schools Published by AVERT 4 Brighton Road, Horsham, West Sussex RH13 5BA tel: 01403 210202 fax: 01403 211001 e-mail:
[email protected] Copyright © AVERT 2000 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a data retrieval system or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without permission in writing from the publisher. First published 2000 British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library ISBN 1-898616-13-2 AVERT is a Registered Charity (No. 1074849) Contents Preface vi Introduction 1 Methods 3 Survey results Which topics are being covered in sex education? To what depth are topics covered in sex education? When are topics covered in sex education? Which factors influence the teaching of sex education? Telephone survey 4 4 6 8 10 12 Conclusions and