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Let's talk about sex. Well, let's talk about how we talk about sex to young people. Uncomfortable yet?

If you're not, then lucky you because the topic is causing ample discomfort and disquiet both north and south of the border.

The Scottish Government is currently running a public consultation on how it might reform sex and relationship education in schools - what is currently called Relationships, Sexual Health and Parenthood (RSHP) - and which closes on November 23.

It is looking to revise the current education offering - dating from 2014 - in light of recommendations that more must be done to embed LGBT-inclusive education across the curriculum and to review how Personal and Social Education (PSE) is delivered.

One thing the summary does is set out how important parental views are. "Parents and carers are the primary educators of their children," it says, adding that they "should be aware of the content of proposed RSHP education" and still have the right to remove their child from RSHP classes should they have concerns about the "appropriateness of content".

Revised guidance has been updated, it goes on, to give more detailed guidance on how "parents' and carers' rights can be honoured". This is where things get sticky.

In England - quick reminder that education is devolved and so the systems differ - there are concerns that parents' and carers' rights are not being honoured because there is a block on them being able to view the material being shown to children and young people.

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