School’s guide to respecting religious beliefs in RSE
from Christian Concern:
Christian Concern’s Head of Education Steve Beegoo, and the Christian Legal Centre’s Roger Kiska, lay out how Christian schools and teachers can best follow government guidelines relating to RSE and still respect religious beliefs.
Helpfully, they have provided a checklist for school leaders, which is free to download. Whether you’re a teacher, a parent, a governor, or just an interested party, if you’d like your school to know how to fully give consideration to respecting religious belief in RSE, then send this on to the school leaders and authorities.
Many schools have been implementing the new Relationships and Sex Education but have discovered significant disquiet from those with a traditional religious background. This is due to the strongly held religious beliefs about sex and gender which are common to religious communities. In order for a school to comply with the Equality Act 2010 and the government guidance, significant attention will need to be paid to the views of religious parents, so that schools properly address the issues arising. Sadly, some schools are being taken through legal processes and this has resulted from their lack of understanding of the law, the government guidance and the strongly held views of many parents. This has also arisen where schools have relied heavily on the resources provided by external organisations, or where a staff member with strong views has inconsiderately implemented the RSE curriculum. This guide is to help schools make sure they have done all they can to fully engage with these views.
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