Warning: Passive Sex

With allusions to the damage caused by passive smoking, this is the first in a series of three sex education videos from the 'Fair Sex' movement inspired by the book 'Just Sex: Is it ever just sex?' - a lesson plan with discussion questions will be uploaded to the Jubilee Centre website in the coming week, so watch this space!

This film was made by http://www.quirkymotion.com

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[thethinkingteacher]

This should be part of the national curriculum - will be using in the classes I teach for sure!

[JubileeCentre]

Thanks for the encouraging feedback - if you use the lesson plan on our website, let us know what kind of discussions it generates.

[jeremyglo]

Hi. What I was trying to say is that it is simplistic. The statistics may be accurate but there is no proof of a causal relationship between separation or indeed sexual activity outwith a relationship and these outcomes. One could argue that they are a result of poverty, inequality or a predisposition to a mental health problem. There is some evidence to show that many childtrens health improves once parents in problematic relationships do separate. It may be beneficial to all concerned.

[JubileeCentre]

Jeremy, as I said in my response to your email, a brief video is necessarily simplistic and we appreciate the complexity of the overall picture. However, although we would never suggest that every separation occurs due to an affair, infidelity is a major contributor to relationship breakdown and often has devastating effects on families. If by highlighting the far wider consequences of so-called 'private' behaviour some of these separations might be avoided, surely that's a good thing?

[YunSeung]

this is retarded. My parents have separated and I'm not living in poverty.

Get this propaganda out of my internet.

[apoliticalchristian]

Go to the Department for Children, Schools and Families website (DCSF gov uk) and search for "Review of sex and relationship education (SRE) in schools"

[Gary3O]

This seems like a fair analysis. There must be plenty of couples who break up for reasons other than an affair. But equally there are many for whom it is a factor. I think the point is that we seem to have this 'ring fenced' view of sex, whereas in actual fact it deeply affects other people. We just don't want to admit it.

[thethinkingteacher]

I see almost 3000 people have now signed an online petition calling on the Prime Minister to "Conduct a 12 week public consultation regarding whether or not to make sex and relationship education a statutory requirement for children five years old and over, expressing regret that this did not take place before the decision was announced by Jim Knight on October 23rd"

[JubileeCentre]

You can find the government's proposals discussed on the Jubilee Centre's blog at is(dot)gd(forward slash)qfxK.

[acedrinker]

I wonder if they will push commitment - where can I read details?

[JubileeCentre]

Possibly, except it depends what they mean by relationships and how prescriptive they'll want schools to enforce their "equality" agenda...

[apoliticalchristian]

Good to see the government wants to add relationships education to sex ed requirements.