‘Chastity’ teens talk about sex
Talk about sex to most adults and they’ll start sniggering and making embarrassed jokes.
So imagine what it must have been like for the latest teenage graduates of the Vale of Glamorgan Romance Academy.
They have been speaking frankly about their relationships with a group of strangers and peers for the last 15 weeks.
The project, which was inspired by the BBC2 documentary No Sex Please We’re Teenagers, is aimed at reducing teenage pregnancies and educating youngsters about relationship pressures.
A Christian-influenced approach is adopted at the Romance Academy with candidates being challenged to stay celibate for the duration of the course.
Members of the group, all aged 14 to 18 and split 50-50 between the sexes, visit STI (sexually transmitted infections) clinics, meet a midwife, and some take a realistic baby doll home for the weekend to experience being a young parent.
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