The government is expected to announce later that sex and relationship lessons will be made compulsory in primary and secondary schools in England.
A review was ordered after ministers branded teaching on the issue "patchy".
Currently, it is only compulsory to teach children about the biology of reproduction and changing bodies.
A BBC poll of more than 1,000 people found that 87% would support a change in approach, as long as teaching did not begin at too young an age.
In Wales, sex and relationship education is already part of the curriculum and it is a legal requirement in Northern Ireland.
There is no legal requirement in Scotland.
The UK has the highest teenage pregnancy rate in Europe with 27 births per 1,000 women aged 15-19.
'Greater involvement'
It is not yet clear exactly what will be taught to each year group in England, but some reports suggest five-year-olds could receive some level of sex education. Read more
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