BigTalk Education in the Media
Read, listen and join the conversation about relationship and sex education, in articles and media coverage about the work of BigTalk Education.
The importance of parents speaking to their children about relationships – BBC Bringing up Britain – 6 o’clock News – October 2021
https://youtu.be/blWgYtaQQ7c BBC 6 o'clock News visit Lynnette Smith, Lead and Founder of BigTalk Education in a North Lincolnshire Primary School. Lynnette talks about the importance of parents speaking to their children about relationships. You can also see her...
What do you do if your teenage daughter is sending nudes to her untrustworthy and coercive boyfriend? BBC News October 2021
BBC Sounds interview Lynnette Smith, Lead and Founder of BigTalk Education to discuss what parents can do when faced with this challenge. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m00108bx
‘Parents’ fears over sexting and abuse amongst teenagers’ BBC News July 2021
BBC News feature BigTalk Education, interviewing Lynnette Smith Lead and Founder on what parents can do to help tackle this ongoing issue: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-57599347
Lynnette speaks to BBC Radio Sheffield about the importance of good quality RSE : October 2018
Standing in for Paulette Edwards, Becky Measures was surprised to hear that the team at BigTalk Education works with children from Nursery, delivering age appropriate Relationship and Sex Education to help keep them safe, healthy and happy. Listen from 1:08:04 to hear...
‘An interview with our new chair’ Sex Education Forum June 2018
The Sex Education Forum (SEF) has a 30 year history of campaigning for high quality sex education. In June 2018 it was announced that our founder Lynnette Smith has been elected as the chair of their Advisory Group. The SEF published an interview with Lynnette,...
‘Children as young as 4 need to be taught about pornography’ TalkRadio December 2017
Listen to Lynnette Smith, BigTalk Education’s founder join the debate on TalkRadio, with Mike Graham and Rachel Johnson. Lynnette speaks about the importance of safeguarding children through education as soon as they are old enough to access material online....
‘What children should be taught in sex ed from age four to 11’ I Newspaper December 2017
Big Talk Education founder Lynnette contributes an article to I newspaper giving details to reader of age appropriate topics to cover with children. This article focuses on why RSE is so important. I Newspaper, 14th December 2017 Read More >
‘Porn, What’s the Harm?’ BBC3 April 2014
BBC broadcaster and radio DJ Jameela Jamil presents an hour long documentary investigating the effects of Pornography on children and young people in the early 20th century. Big Talk Education’s Growing Up Safe programme is featured and Lynnette Smith interviewed...
‘Online porn: Can schools keep pupils safe and innocent?’ BBC News October 2013
BBC News feature BigTalk Education’s Growing Up Safe programme, interviewing Lynnette Smith of BigTalk Education and Rosie Pugh of Castledyke Primary School in Barton. They describe a Growing Up Safe lesson they observed and include comments from parents alongside...
‘The letter in full: David Cameron must update sex and relationships guidance’ Daily Telegraph September 2013
An open letter to the Prime Minister of the day, David Cameron signed by Lynnette and many other prominent people within the safeguarding, child protection and RSE is published in full on the Telegraph website. Daily Telegraph, 4th September 2013 Read More >
