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Provided by 刘京宇 Topic: education Source: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/ Pupils as young as 5 to be given sex educationNovember 24, 2008 Time online Alexandra Frean Sex education and lessons about the dangers of drugs and alcohol will become compulsory in primary and secondary schools under government plans to protect young people from pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections and substance abuse. Under the proposals, which are unlikely to come into force until 2010, children will learn to talk about peer pressure and their feelings, in sex and relationship education (SRE) lessons. They will learn the names of body parts and about animal reproduction. Between 8 and 11 they will be taught about the biological aspects of sex. At secondary school, contraception and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) will be introduced as subjects. At all stages there will be a heavy emphasis on teaching children how to manage and talk about personal relationships. The Government’s proposals were drawn up by a steering group including members of the UK Youth Parliament, sexual health organizations, faith groups and teachers. Under the recommendations, accepted in full by the Government, faith schools will not be exempt from SRE classes. The recommendations suggest that specialist teachers be brought in to deliver PSHE lessons, and more information on SRE should be provided for parents. Details of the PSHE curriculum will be the subject of a review headed by Sir Alasdair Macdonald, head teacher of Morpeth secondary school in Tower Hamlets, East London. He will also consider whether parents should have the option to withdraw their children from SRE lessons, although it seems highly unlikely, that, having come this far, the Government would agree to that. A separate review of drug and alcohol education recommends that children aged 5 could learn about dangerous substances in the home, such as bleach or painkillers. As they get older they will learn about the risks of Class A drugs. Sexual health campaigners maintain that the poor quality of sex education in schools is contributing to the country’s sexual health problems. Diagnoses of STIs are rising and England has the highest levels of teenage pregnancy in Europe, with 39,000 girls under the age of 18 becoming pregnant every year. It is thought that a third of young people become sexually active before they reach the age of 16. But Norman Wells, of the Family Education Trust, said that making SRE compulsory in schools would undermine the role of parents in upholding family values. A. Useful facts / statistics 1. Under the proposals, which are unlikely to come into force until 2010, children will learn to talk about peer pressure and their feelings, in sex and relationship education (SRE) lessons. 2. Diagnoses of STIs are rising and England has the highest levels of teenage pregnancy in Europe, with 39,000 girls under the age of 18 becoming pregnant every year. It is thought that a third of young people become sexually active before they reach the age of 16. 3. Making SRE compulsory in schools would undermine the role of parents in upholding family values. B. Related words and expressions 1. Compulsory 被强制的 2. Sexually transmitted infections(STIs) 性传播感染 3. Substance abuse 药物滥用 4. Animal reproduction 动物繁殖学 5. Contracept /contraception 避孕 6. At all stages 各个阶段 7. Steering group 指导小组 8. Faith schools 宗教学校 9. Deliver lessons and information 10. Diagnose 诊断 11. Sexually active 性活跃 12. Undermine 渐渐破坏 13. Uphold 支撑，赞成，维护
C. Useful expressions and sentences 1. Come into force 生效 2. Emphasis on 对…强调 3. Draw up 制定 4. Under the recommendations 5. In full 十足地 6. Be exempt from 免除 7. Be headed by 由…主导 8. Have the option to 9. Withdraw…from 使…退出 10. A separate review of drug and alcohol education recommends that 11. Be contributing to 对…有作用 12. It’s thought that… 人们认为… 13. making SRE compulsory in schools would undermine the role of parents in upholding family values |
