Showing posts with label Schools. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Schools. Show all posts

14-year-old girls to be taught about their 'right' to have an abortion - The Telegraph 26th November 2008

Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Schoolgirls as young as 14 could be forced to watch a film that teaches them they have the right to choose an abortion.

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tags: Sex Education, Abortion, Ethics, Health, News, UHN, Schools, The Telegraph

College Voices: November 25, the carer- The Guardian 25th November 2008

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

I became a carer when I was eight. My mum had a bowel disorder and various health conditions. Sometimes she’d be bedridden for weeks at a time.

At first my nan used to help out a lot. Then she developed lung cancer, so I was helping out with both of them. My nan died when I was 11, so I was on my own after that. My dad wasn’t around and there wasn’t any other family I was aware of.

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tags: Carers, Health, News, UHN, Schools, Education, Young People, The Guardian

All schools and colleges could soon have sex clinics on site - The Times 22nd November 2008

Monday, November 24, 2008

Every secondary school and college should have a sexual health clinic on site to offer pupils advice on contraception, pregnancy tests and screening for sexually transmitted disease, according to a report commissioned by the Government.

The National Children’s Bureau report into sexual health services for post16s also recommends that the Government make sex education compulsory for all sixth-formers.

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tags: Sex Education, Sexual Health, Health Education, Health Promotion, Health, News, Schools, UHN, The Times

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