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Sex education for 5-year-olds in UK

Children as young as five are to get sex lessons in UK schools, in a bid to cut the soaring number of teen pregnancies.

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Children as young as five are to get sex lessons in UK schools, in a bid to cut the soaring number of teen pregnancies.

UK Schools Secretary Ed Balls said from 2011, all primaries and secondaries would have to offer personal, social and health education classes under the new proposals.

Five-year-olds are to get lessons on the differences between boys and girls.

Secondary school pupils will be taught about pregnancy, contraception, HIV and gay relationships.

Lessons of Life: Five-year-olds will be taught the difference between boys and girls.

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