Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleNew government-backed sex education lessons for teenagers will explicitly warn that strangling or suffocating a partner during sex constitutes an imprisonable offence. These materials, designed for 14- to 15-year-olds, are part of the updated Relationships, Sex and Health (RSHE) curriculum, which becomes statutory in September. Developed by Oak National Academy, the lessons aim to address "growing concern about the normalisation of choking" and the "growing influence of the manosphere and incel culture" in classrooms.Pupils will also learn about the importance of setting boundaries, not assuming “blanket consent”, and recognising toxic behaviours such as phone snooping and gaslighting. Schools minister Georgia Gould said: “Misogynistic views are not innate, they are learned, and we are using every possible tool to achieve our mission of halving violence against women and girls.”In fullSex education lessons updated to tackle ‘manosphere influence’More bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
New sex education to tackle ‘growing manosphere influence’
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleNew government-backed sex education lessons for teenagers will explicitly warn that strangling or suffocating a partner during sex constitutes an imprisonable offence. These materials, designed for 14- to 15-year-olds, are part of the updated Relationships, Sex and Health (RSHE) curriculum, which becomes statutory in September. Developed by Oak National Academy, the lessons aim to address "growing concern about the normalisation of choking" and the "growing influence of the manosphere and incel culture" in classrooms.Pupils will also learn about the importance of setting boundaries, not assuming “blanket consent”, and recognising toxic behaviours such as phone snooping and gaslighting. Schools minister Georgia Gould said: “Misogynistic views are not innate, they are learned, and we are using every possible tool to achieve our mission of halving violence against women and girls.”In fullSex education lessons updated to tackle ‘manosphere influence’More bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
