Jordan Walker

Age focus:  10–18 Long before adults sit a child down for a lesson about sex or relationships, learning has already started. It does not start in a classroom. It does not start with parents. It starts quietly, accidentally, and often without supervision. By the time many schools feel ready to introduce formal relationships and sex education, young people already have ideas about what sex is, what relationships should look like, who has power, and what is expected of them. These ideas are not...

Age focus:  11–18 Consent is often taught as a single question with a single answer. Did you ask? Did they say yes? End of story... That version is neat, clear, and easy to put on a poster. It is also completely disconnected from how real relationships work, especially for young people. In real life, consent is rarely a calm, confident exchange between two equally assured people. It happens in moments shaped by nerves, excitement, fear of rejection, social pressure, and a strong desire to...

Age focus:  5 - 18 In schools, we are meticulous about preparation. We scaffold learning, map outcomes, assess progress, and intervene early when a child is falling behind. We do this for literacy, numeracy, exams, and careers. But when it comes to relationships, arguably the area of life most likely to affect a young person’s mental health, safety, and long-term wellbeing, we largely rely on hope... Hope that they’ll “pick it up naturally.”Hope that families will handle it. Hope that one or...