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Jul 24, 2024 · Purpose. Sexuality education is essential for children and adolescents to make better choices regarding their sexual well-being. Parents, teachers, and healthcare providers are not always comfortable talking to school-age children about sex, making sexuality education a concept of interest to be explored.
3 days ago · Life Orientation teachers faced a range of sociocultural challenges when teaching sexuality education. The following strategies were used to mitigate these challenges: avoiding teaching about contradicting cultural and religious beliefs; using social media platforms; involving specialists, peer educators and role models; and adopting pastoral and parental roles.
1 day ago · Online sexual exploitation of children is a serious and growing problem—fueled in part by the rise of social media—and one which educators are well positioned to help combat, say experts.
Aug 9, 2024 · As the number of young adolescents being enrolled in schools is increasing all the time, school-based sexual and reproductive health (SRH) education is becoming one of the most important ways to help adolescents recognise and prevent risks and improve their reproductive health (Figure 12.1).
Jul 29, 2024 · LO, which consists of a sexuality education curriculum, is mandatory for the learners in all the study’s participating nine public schools. The grade 10 and 11 sexuality education curriculum in LO (Department of Basic Education, 2021) covers a range of topics, including self-esteem, gender, sexual orientations, relationships, sexual interest ...
Jul 31, 2024 · Beginning in the 2023-2024 school year, schools are required to provide developmentally appropriate instruction in child sexual abuse prevention to students in grades K through 6. Instruction is to occur annually and include information on available counseling and resources for children who are sexually abused.
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Jul 22, 2024 · Sexual health-related issues are wide-ranging, and encompass sexual orientation and gender identity, sexual expression, relationships, and pleasure. They also include negative consequences or conditions such as: infections with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and reproductive tract infections (RTIs ...
