Grades still came first and, during GCSEs and A-levels, sex was slotted in between revision periods. In some cases, it was even condoned by parents, who wanted their offspring to have safe sex in their warm, middle-class homes, instead of behind a bike shed at school. Our favourite lunchtime topics were, “So what base have you been up to?” and “Oh my God, do you think you’re ready to do it with him?”