There's no shortage of histories and overviews of the debates surrounding sex education - both the battles already fought, and the ideas and proposals now. We've selected some of the best. And, if you're looking for more basic information - advice and guidance on sexual matters - we've chosen some weblinks to give you a starting point. Please be aware some of the links may take you to internet sites offering further links to explicit descriptions of sexual matters.

Books and Journals
Birds, Bees, and Venereal Disease: towards an intellectual history of sex education
Julian Carter in theJournal of the History of Sexuality 2001, issue 10, pages 213-249.

Values in Sex Education: From Principles to Practice
J Mark Halstead & Micheal Reiss, Routledge Falmer, 2003

The Male in The Head: Young People, Heterosexuality and Power
Janet Holland, Caroline Ramazanoglu, Sue Sharpe and Rachel Thomson, The Tufnell Press, 1998

Young People’s Views on Sex Education, Education, Attitudes and Behaviour
Lynda Measor, Coralie Tiffin and Katrina Miller, Routledge Falmer, 2000

School Sex Education: policy and practice in England, 1870 to 2000
Jane Pilcher in Sex Education 2005, issue 5, pages 153-170

The Journal of Sex Education is published by Routledge quarterly.

Weblinks
One Life - Got questions about your body, your life, your relationships? BBC Radio 1's One Life is a great place to start looking for answers.

Sex Education Forum - believing that good quality sex and relationship education is an entitlement, the forum works towards achieving this end with a range of partners.

Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States - An organisation dedicated to ensuring all have access to accurate information about sexuality and sexual health; as its title suggests it has a focus on activities in North America.

Sex Education - Sex Education links from the Open Directory.

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Content last updated: 08/09/2005

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