THERE’S certainly an argument for sex education in schools to be updated to reflect the lives of young people in 2015.

With most teenagers now using social media on an hourly, not just daily basis, they can be exposed to all manner of sexualised content.

This not only encourages them to think about sex at a younger age, but can sometimes warp their understanding of sexual relationships.

Meanwhile, faith schools have been criticised for refusing to host workshops from sexual health experts.

So in some ways a new approach to educating teenagers about the facts of life is needed.

However, Hollins Technology College is now at the centre of a debate over whether the Channel Four programme featuring their pupils learning about sex actually goes too far.

Critics say it’s inappropriate, but the headteacher believes it’s needed to help address problems such as teenage pregnancies and inappropriate texts.

Surely, frank discussions are needed to counter some of the misleading information young people pick up elsewhere.

But until we see the programme on Thursday night, it’s difficult to say whether the criticism is justified.