Sex education in schools is from an era when the Spice Girls were equality icons | Laura McInerney

Next year sex education will become compulsory in England – but without teacher training we’ll only repeat the past

Each generation thinks it invented sex, so the saying goes. But perhaps each merely adds a new perspective. I recently saw the 10-year-old daughter of a colleague, nestled in a corner, diligently reading a book at a work event. Like the irritating former teacher I am, I inquired what it was about.

“It’s about two friends,” she said. “One is transgender and the other is bi. But it’s mostly about school and their lives.” All very matter-of-fact. “Bi … sexual?” I checked, trying to contain my surprise. She looked at me as if I was stupid: “Errr, yes. It means you like boys AND girls.”

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