Our History

Romance Academy began life back in September 2005 when the BBC showed a three part documentary called No Sex Please We’re Teenagers which followed the lives and loves of the very first, "Romance Academy" - Twelve teenagers from north London were challenged to give up sex for 5 months, so that they may explore the true value of relationships and the positive and negatives of delaying sexual activity.

Romance Academy is now a national resource, affecting the lives of hundreds of teenagers every year. To do this we train Youth Workers all over the country to replicate the RA model in their hometown. Through creating a positive community where young people can appreciate themselves and others, we instantly remove them from external sexual pressures and allow them to simply ask: 'who am I?'