Headline of the Day: 'Balls forced to drop plans for compulsory sex lessons at age five'

Go figure. A guy named Balls trying for force sex education on five-year-old.

Ed Balls yesterday dropped controversial plans to make sex education compulsory for children as young as five.

The Schools Secretary abandoned another ten flagship policies from the Children, Schools and Families Bill under pressure from the Tories in the final days of Parliament.

Parenting and religious campaigners had strongly opposed the plans to introduce sex into the curriculum in 'personal, social and health education' classes for pupils aged five and over.

But the Tories accused Mr Balls of needlessly torpedoing his sex education reforms in a fit of 'petulance' rather than compromise on one of their key demands.

Mr Balls confirmed that key parts of the Bill had been removed so that he could push through the legislation before Parliament rises - a period known as the 'washup'.

PSHE classes were due to become part of the compulsory national curriculum in primary and secondary schools from September next year.

Under the original plans, lessons in relationships and sex would begin at five, with prescribed content for each age group.

Maybe Mr. Balls can go teach safe sex in Yemen.