PROPERLY resourced, high-quality sex education is needed in schools to help protect pupils from pornography’s “sexist, heteronormative, racist and ableist tropes,” teachers demanded today.

At the National Education Union’s (NEU) annual conference, delegates unanimously backed a motion which called for more time for “skilled, well-trained staff” to embed any changes in the curriculum.

“Pupil voice, debate and critical thinking” should also be prioritised, the motion said, while incidents of sexual harassment, including online abuse, should be consistently recorded and reported to facilitate early interventions.