Compulsory lessons in sex and atheism ‘could cause chaos’ in Welsh schools
from The Christian Institute:
The Welsh Government’s new education Bill has been criticised by The Christian Institute for its controversial plans for Religious Education and sex education subjects.
The Curriculum and Assessment (Wales) Bill scraps all existing safeguards with nothing offered in their place and imposes a compulsory ‘Relationships and Sexuality Education’ curriculum on all pupils from the age of three.
It will also replace RE with the new ‘Religion, Values and Ethics’ (RVE) subject, which requires all pupils to study atheism or ‘non-religious’ views, such as Humanism.
Voting blind
Simon Calvert, The Christian Institute’s Deputy Director for Public Affairs, said: “Members of the Senedd are being asked to vote blind for a sex education curriculum they haven’t seen, whilst stripping away protections that took decades to achieve”.
He said he had “no idea” why Education Secretary Kirsty Williams would want to abolish the safeguards, as it leaves sex education “wide open to the risk that some teachers could opt for unsuitable materials that would not have been allowed under the previous law”.
He added: “Sex education groups have a long track record of pushing unsuitable materials on schools. Teachers are under huge time pressure and few specialise in sex ed, so they could be dependent on these outside agencies for materials”.
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