A CHARITY has called on the Prime Minister David Cameron to enforce all schools to teach Sex and Relationship Education (SRE).

Young people’s charity, Brook, said a new poll has demonstrated that 88 per cent of parents of children aged 18 or under support the teaching of SRE in all schools.

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The online YouGov poll came during a week when the Commons Education Committee took further evidence in an inquiry which includes SRE.

Chief Executive of Brook, Simon Blake OBE, said: “This poll adds to the overwhelming support for SRE to be taught in all schools.

“It comes in the same week that the Chair of the Education Select Committee criticised schools for not doing enough to teach about cyberbullying and held an inquiry into PSHE and SRE where cyberbullying would be addressed.

“Talk is great, but David Cameron said we must do better nearly a year ago but we have seen too little action from government.”

Vicki Shotbolt, of The Parent Zone, said: “Parents know that good quality SRE helps them to protect young people. Parents want it, young people want it, teachers want it and it’s time for the Prime Minister to act. After three recent child abuse inquiries called for statutory SRE, we cannot afford further delay.”