A Hull MP is bidding to make lessons about sex and relationships compulsory in schools.
Hull North MP Diana Johnson is to introduce The Sex and Relationships Education (Curriculum) Bill in the House of Commons tomorrow.
Ms Johnson says she wants to expand the current sex education teaching, which she says focuses on basic biological facts of reproduction and the spread of infections and viruses.
There is currently no requirement to teach pupils about healthy relationships and issues such as consent.
Ms Johnson argues recent high-profile child abuse cases, including events in places such as Rochdale, Oxford and Rotherham, plus crimes by public figures such as Jimmy Savile being uncovered, have shown the ongoing need for young people to get high-quality relationship and sex education.
She said: "Everyone has been horrified by recent revelations about child sex abuse in places.
"It's appalling how many young victims have been exploited by paedophiles. The Government needs to do more in a range of areas to protect children from abuse and to support parents."
The Mail revealed on Saturday how about 80 children a year in Hull are being sexually exploited or are at risk of being so.
In light of the large-scale systematic abuse uncovered in Rotherham, the city's Safeguarding Children Board (HSCB) is reviewing its procedures.
Ms Johnson said: "One particular area where schools can help is by teaching children how to recognise inappropriate and suspicious behaviour, such as grooming.
"Pupils in every type of school need to be taught more about personal relationships than just the basic old-fashioned biology lessons of the past.
"We are reminded regularly in the news of all the opportunities and dangers that confront young people today.
"In our free, open, high-technology society, we cannot protect youngsters totally from every conceivable danger and the increasing opportunities that potential abusers have.
"However, a modern education should give young people skills that tilt the odds in their favour – and firmly against those seeking to harm them.
"It would also help the fight against other costly social ills, such as relationship breakdowns, domestic violence and unplanned teenage pregnancies."
The bill requires the Secretary of State for Education to introduce lessons about sex and relationships into the National Curriculum, including raising awareness of violence against girls and women.
It will be introduced under the Ten Minute Rule Bill procedure and is being sponsored by a number of other MPs.
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