Readers share what they wish they had been taught in sex education IF YOU cast your mind back to your school days, you will most likely remember lots of laughing, blushing and awkward conversations in you sex ed class- that is if you were lucky enough to have been taught sex education. Times have now changes and following updates to the curriculum, it is now mandatory for relationships and sex education (RSE) to be taught in all schools, regardless of whether it is state or private. The newly updated curriculum, that took 20 years to change, will cover a range of topics from pornography and sexting to sexuality and gender identity.