‘Let parents see sex ed materials’, Education Secretary tells schools
from C4M:
Schools have “no excuses” for not sharing sex education materials with parents, the Education Secretary Gillian Keegan has said.
Mrs Keegan has written to all schools in England to make clear they must provide parents with access to the relationships, sex and health education (RSHE) curriculum materials they use.
She has also written an open letter to all parents telling them they have the right to know what their children are being taught in the classroom.
Her intervention comes after around 70 Conservative MPs called on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to give schools a legal duty to publish materials used in sex education lessons. The MPs had become highly concerned at the inappropriateness of the content from some providers after Conservative MP Miriam Cates told Parliament pupils were being given “graphic lessons on oral sex, how to choke your partner safely, and 72 genders”.
However, Mrs Keegan said she does not believe that new legislation is needed as the law already gives parents a “fundamental right” to see the materials.
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