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Children are turning to pornography and social media to learn about sexual health as schools are failing to provide proper sex education, MPs have warned.
The unconventional sources are exposing pupils to an ‘unacceptable risk of harm’ at a time when rates of sexually transmitted diseases are soaring, the cross-party women and equalities committee added.
The committee blamed the trends on the ‘absence of authoritative advice’ and called for relationships and sex education (RSE) to be taught up to the age of 18.
Moreover, the benefits of condom use ‘must be a key part of the curriculum’ to curb the spread of disease as their use is falling, the MPs said.
The committee’s latest report, published today, said: ‘In schools, there is compelling evidence that relationships and sex education (RSE) is
