Right now, young people are really struggling: the challenges that we face when it comes to sex, relationships, our identities and our mental health are massive – especially in the digital world. Things like sexting, porn, ‘revenge porn’, online bullying and grooming, self-harm and suicide ideation, toxic ideologies getting us hooked on harmful ideas of gender, particularly masculinity, and more.
This is as well as old-school, offline issues we still face, like…
We turn to the internet, but the content we find is currently uninspiring, unhealthy, or even unsafe.
This is where Fumble comes in. We’re the free digital sex ed resource for the 21st century.
We create exciting, reliable, relatable digital content on intimacy, relationships, identity, health and wellbeing. A happy, healthy digital world of free sex ed: by young people, for young people.
Are you a parent, funder or other supporter of what we do? Head here for our full resources and support.
We make sure that young people have the skills and knowledge to successfully manage their sexual health, mental health and relationships today. We do this through our trusted, quality co-created digital content and our programme of Relationships & Sex Education (RSE) workshops, advocacy, training and consultancy. Read our two pager overview here.
Are you a teacher looking for Relationships & Sex Education support? Download our FREE guide here, created in partnership with the University of Surrey.
We’re a UK registered charity. We launched Fumble in March 2017, and gained charity status in February 2020. Registered charity number: 1188089.
The people we support
Young people up to the age of 25 in the UK, of all genders, sexualities and backgrounds. Within this, we especially focus on those aged 11-21. Discover our safeguarding policy here.
Our vision
We want to be the go-to online resource on sexual health, mental health and relationships: by young people, for young people. Explore our latest charity annual report and accounts.
Our values
- Collaborative
- Inclusive
- Safe
- Fun
Quality control: Our top quality digital resources meet our rigorous internal review process, including oversight from our Expert Advisory Panel, as well as the statutory Department of Education guidance for relationships and sex education (RSE) and health education.
We are inclusive and diverse, centering the needs and experiences of marginalised young people who have traditionally been left out of mainstream sex education in schools, especially LGBTQ+ young people, those living with disability, and those from minority ethnic backgrounds.
Why do we Fumble?
- The NSPCC has found that 40% of teen girls say they feel pressured to have sex.
- Primary school-age children are regularly sharing sexual content in the classroom, teachers warn.
- Period education campaign Betty for Schools say nearly half of girls don’t know what’s happening when they first start their period.
- Sex crimes in schools up by 255% in four years, says TES.
- Vagina surgery for appearance reasons is now ‘sought by girls as young as nine’, says BBC.
- Recent research by the NSPCC & Middlesex University confirms that over half of 11- to 16-year-olds have seen explicit material online. Online pornography can be very graphic, and can feature racist and misogynistic content.
We could go on. Fumble answers questions on sex and relationships that young people are simply not getting elsewhere. You can find out ways to get involved here.
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