Children from the age of 11 in Britain are to be taught about the difference between rape and consensual sex amid concerns that teenagers are coming under unprecedented pressure to have intercourse at an early age.
The classes will begin this year and will teach children how to recognise and respond to sexual pressure, coercion and manipulative techniques, including lying, 'The Sunday Times' reported.
In an article for the newspaper to mark International Women's Day, UK education secretary Nicky Morgan writes: "We have to face the fact that many pressures girls face today were unimaginable to my generation and it's our duty to ensure that our daughters leave school able to navigate the challenges and choices they'll face in adulthood."
It is all part of a new government attempt to encourage discussion of difficult subjects such as rape, coercion and at what point teenagers are capable of agreeing to sex.
Parents, teachers and government officials are also increasingly concerned about the prevalence of porn and sex-ting in children's lives.
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