Ms Alex Cooney:

I echo the point about the need to have consistent and obligatory education available to students at primary and secondary level. At the moment, much of the content that is available is dated and is up to 20 years old. Clearly, a lot has changed in this landscape in the past 20 years and we need to make sure it is current information and that it is up-to-date with young people's experiences.

We also need to ensure that teachers feel equipped to teach it. When we ask teachers that question, nearly half of them say they do not feel comfortable and do not feel equipped to teach this kind of content, so that is another thing to consider in ensuring that children and young people are educated.

Of course, ideally, we also offer this education at home, so we are equipping parents and carers with the skills and knowledge to have good conversations at home because the best preparation will be had there. It will be starting from an early age and it will involve the whole range, not just the negative stuff but the positive uses of technology, clear boundaries, trying to normalise the conversation and ensuring that if a child ever comes across something that makes them feel uncomfortable, they have a trusted adult they can approach to talk about it.