Only one-third of British adults think it is the responsibility of parents to educate their children about sex, while nearly two-thirds think youngsters learn about the birds and the bees from televisions and magazines. Only 6 per cent said they think sex education is the responsibility of teachers, according to a Mori poll for the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL).
The union said it was astonished to discover that 59 per cent of respondents said moral values were learned in childhood from magazines and TV.