School kids told prostitution a rewarding job

School children were told prostitution is a "rewarding job" by sex education groups invited into schools, a Times investigation reveals.

Adult consultants invited to discuss sex with children also promoted sexual "kinks" including being locked in a cage, beaten, and slapped.

And one group suggested that pupils aged 14 and older be asked to demonstrate where they like to touch themselves sexually.

Bish, one of the groups criticised by The Times, provides an online guide to sex and relationships for children over 14.

It is written by Justin Hancock, who provides training sessions for teachers providing sex education in UK schools.

In one post on the Bish website, a girl wrote to say she felt “dirty” after being coerced into having sex for money. Hancock replied:

“There are many many people doing sex work who do enjoy what they do — even if they don’t necessarily enjoy the sex. It can be a really difficult job but many people find it rewarding — just like other jobs.

“This is especially true if sex workers mainly have good clients, which I don’t think you do. If you did want to continue, maybe you could get better clients?”

Last week, the Children’s Commissioner for England announced that she will launch an investigation into the teaching of Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) in schools.

Dame Rachel de Souza told the Education Committee that “thoughtful and age-appropriate” resources were “absolutely critical”, particularly given the dangers of the online world.

During a recent Westminster Hall debate, Tory MP Miriam Cates highlighted to colleagues examples such as a dice game teaching children of 13 and over about explicit sex acts.

She explained that when RSE was made compulsory in secondary schools from September 2020, it “opened the floodgates” to external organisations providing resources on the issue.