There is a great variety of sex and relationship education in the global North and South and this book draws together the global perspectives and debates on this key topic. Issues including gender-based violence, pornography, sexual consent, sexual diversity and religious plurality are all discussed with reference to cutting-edge research.

Vanita Sundaram, University of York, UK Helen Sauntson, York St John University, UK Felicity Thomas, University of Exeter, UK Peter Aggleton, University of New South Wales, Australia Jessica Ringrose, UCL Institute of Education, UK Debbie Ollis, Deakin University, Australia Claire Maxwell, UCL Institute of Education, UK Maddy Coy, London Metropolitan University, UK Liz Kelly, London Metropolitan University, UK Fiona Vera-Gray, Rape Crisis South London, UK Maria Garner, London Metropolitan University, UK Ava Kanyeredzi, Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust, UK Louisa Allen, The University of Auckland, New Zealand Kathleen Quinlivan, University of Canterbury, New Zealand Dennis Francis, University of the Free State, South Africa

Introduction: Global Perspectives and Key Debates in Sex and Relationships Education: Setting the Scene; Vanita Sundaram and Helen Sauntson 1. School-based sex and relationships education: current knowledge and emerging themes; Felicity Thomas and Peter Aggleton 2. Postfeminist Media Panics over girls' 'sexualisation': Implications for UK sex and relationship guidance and curriculum; Jessica Ringrose 3. The challenges, contradictions and possibilities of teaching about pornography in SRE: The Australian Context; Debbie Ollis 4. Where does violence against women and girls work fit in? Exploring spaces for challenging violence within a sex-positive framework in schools; Vanita Sundaram, Claire Maxwell and Debbie Ollis 5. From 'no means no' to 'an enthusiastic yes': changing the discourse on sexual consent through Sex and Relationships Education; Maddy Coy, Liz Kelly, Fiona Vera-Gray, Maria Garner and Ava Kanyaredzi 6. Discursive silences: critically analysing the presence/absence of sexual diversity in the sex and relationships guidance for England and Wales; Helen Sauntson and Vanita Sundaram 7. A radical plurality: Re-thinking cultural and religious diversity in sexuality education in Aotearoa New Zealand; Louisa Allen and Kathleen Quinlivan 8. 'I felt confused; I felt uncomfortable my hair stood on ends' Understanding how teachers negotiate comfort zones, learning edges and triggers in the teaching of sexuality education in South Africa; Dennis Francis