Explicit sex cartoons, films and books will be used to teach sex education to British children as young as five.
A disturbing dossier exposes a wide range of explicit resources recommended for primary school sex lessons.
One includes a book called How did I begin by Mick Manning and Brita Granstrom, which has a cartoon image of a couple in bed in an intimate embrace accompanied by the explanation: “As they cuddled, your dad’s penis moved gently inside your mum’s vagina and the sperms flowed out.”
The dossier, compiled by the Christian Institute, also highlights a pack produced by HIT UK, that encourages primary-aged children to learn about “anal intercourse”, “oral sex” and “prostitution”.
All the material, which has been cleared for use and is being promoted by local councils and the BBC, has been recommended by councils for use at ages “seven-plus”.
The BBC is promoting an educational video featuring full frontal nudity, while its learning resources department, BBC Active, shows computer-generated images of male genitalia.
Another book, called Let’s Talk About Sex, by Robie H Harris, includes a chapter on heterosexuality called ‘Straight and Gay’.
Family campaigners warn that the material will encourage sexualisation to children too young.
And in its report, the Christian Institute warns government ministers that compulsory sex education would lead to the proliferation of explicit material.
Mike Judge, of the Christian Institute, said: “The current approach to sex education demands ever more explicit sex education at ever younger ages.
“Parents don’t want their children to be exposed to material which sexualises them and most would be deeply upset if these materials were used with their primary-aged child.
“If public bodies believe these resources are suitable for young children, there is clearly a problem with their judgment and more control needs to be given to parents.”
The Christian Institute identified 16 councils that have recommended sexually explicit books and videos to schools.
These include Derby City, Devon County, Gloucestershire County, Swindon County, Worcestershire County, Hampshire County, Birmingham City and Brighton and Hove, many of which have links to the material on their websites.
Currently, primary and secondary schools have to teach pupils ‘age-appropriate’ science lessons about the biology of sex.
Last night, Swindon Council was unapologetic about its recommendation of the material, according to the Daily Mail.
It confirmed it recommended Let’s Talk About Where Babies Come From and Let’s Talk About Sex, both by Robie H Harris, and a Channel 4 DVD called All About Us Living And Growing.
A spokesman said the material was recommended “to schools and governors as part of a much wider range of resource options for teaching sex and relationship education. It is up to individual schools and their governors whether they feel any of the resources are appropriate.”
Labour had planned to amend legislation to introduce sex education topics into the National Curriculum for primary schools, which would have led to schools teaching pupils about contraception and civil partnerships from age seven.
The Department for Education said: “By law, schools must make sure that sex and relationship education (SRE) classes are appropriate to pupils’ ages and maturity. It’s down to teachers themselves to use their professional judgment in deciding this.
“Parents retain the right to pull their children out of any SRE class, outside statutory science, if they are unhappy with teaching.”
Norman Wells, of the Family Education Trust, said the use of explicit teaching tools was ‘deeply concerning’ and eroded ‘traditional moral standards’.
“Introducing sex education at an early age runs the risk of breaking down children’s natural sense of reserve. Far from being a hindrance, children’s natural inhibitions and sense of modesty in talking about sexual matters are healthy and provide a necessary safeguard against both sexual abuse and casual attitudes towards sexual intimacy later on.”
