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Lesley Michele de Meza Consultant , Trainer and Writer: Personal, Social, Health and Economic well-being Education (PSHE Education) BBC’s sex film for kids ‘is like porn.’
It has taken The Sun newspaper, Tory MP Andrea Leadsom and Education minister Nick Gibb four years to come to this conclusion. The BBC resource to which they refer was in fact first published in 2007. The headline to the article in the Sun newspaper on12 January 2012 is sensational and mis-leading. As co-author of the resource I would like to give you my point of view.
A support book for teachers is an essential part of the resource. Teachers are advised and expected to read and view all materials before choosing which parts, if any, to use.Two specific films clips are referred to in the article – but there is no mention that both clips have a clear notation on them stating: “Preview recommended.” The film clip referred to as: “Graphic film of a realistic computer-generated couple having sex” is in fact not that realistic as far the couple are concerned – Unless of course human beings only comprise lower body torsos and people on this planet have transparen,t blue/grey coloured skin. The clip shows the mechanical process of an erect penis entering a vagina and then ejaculating (a white computer generated fluid). “Animated video of two cartoon characters making love” The cartoon is not actually animated at all: It is a series of still drawings and the voice over talks of people being in love, wanting to be close and loving each other very much. Is there something wrong with that? The voice over descriptions are indeed detailed about what happens to men’s and women’s body parts during sex: They are however accurate and not sensational. “Wet dreams" and “Same-sex crushes” are also referred to by the male and female presenters and the teachers are provided with the wording of these commentaries so that they can decide whether to use them, or not. There is film of a naked man, woman and their young daughter to show differences between bodies; there are also brief clips of a young man in a shower and of a young woman in a shower (not together). These are included in the part of the resource that deals with puberty and how our bodies change. Finally BBC Active said [last night] it had worked with local authorities and education experts to develop sex education resources. A spokesman said: "All our resources provide clear guidance on age suitability. "They are designed to allow teachers to pick and choose the elements they feel are appropriate." May I advise you to view the whole resource (including the support book for teachers) yourself before making judgement – please. |
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| An Independent Consultant since 1997 I have worked across England, Scotland and internationally with many organisations including: DAATs, Department for Education, DoH, HIT (Liverpool), Home Office, LEAs, Metropolitan Police, PCTs, QCA, schools, universities and youth services. The online teaching materials which I developed for Marie Stopes International are published as “Make Women Matter” and can be found by signing up at: http://www.makewomenmatter.org/learn. They were produced as a contribution towards meeting the United Nations Millennium Development Goal 5:To improve maternal health. NCFE LEVEL 1 AWARD IN SEXUAL HEALTH AWARENESS, which I wrote, is now available as a qualification for adults and young people. Working with Hertfordshire Children's Trust Partnership I have helped to develop education guidance for professionals on "Addressing Negative Sexual Experiences with Young People" and these are now published.
I hope you enjoy your visit to my website. Fees for work are negotiable and take into account the number of days involved and the number of participants or contacts who will be engaged during the process. If you would like me to undertake some work for you please contact me:
lesley@lesleydemeza.com
Lesley de Meza

Apart from those listed above, my most recent publications are:
PSHE Education 1, 2, 3 (Yrs 7, 8 & 9 respectively) and PSHE Education 4 (that covers the whole of KS4) have been published by Hodders.
Risk Taking Behaviours pub. by Me & Us Ltd
Are you getting it right? - An SRE consultation toolkit. Published by the Sex Ed. Forum at NCB.
BBC Whiteboard Active: packs on SRE and Drugs Education for KS2. |
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