Cameron wants lessons on cyber-bullying

Pupils should be taught about the dangers of “sexting” and “cyberbullying” as part of updated sex education classes, David Cameron has said. The growing incidence of children sharing explicit pictures of themselves on mobile phones has prompted calls for the warnings to start at primary school.

Some studies suggest that a quarter of teenagers have sent “sexts”, or explicit text messages. Mr Cameron, challenged by MPs yesterday about what ministers were doing to combat the trend, acknowledged there was a need to update guidance. Report in full here.