Three pieces of good news
by Colin Hart, Coalition for Marriage:
Dear marriage supporter,
There have been three encouraging pieces of news lately that I wanted to share with you.
Weddings
First of all of course is the news that weddings are back on in Northern Ireland and Wales, and from 4 July can take place once again in England as well.
This received a lot of media coverage but there is more good news that you may have missed.
RSE
I’m pleased to say the Government has now accepted the reality that due to lockdown schools may need more time to prepare before bringing in the new Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) lessons.
Schools have been given permission to delay teaching the lessons until the beginning of the summer term 2021 if they need to. Previously there were worries they would be required to introduce them in the autumn term, even though they have not been fully open for months. While only a temporary relief for concerned parents, and schools may decide to press ahead anyway, this nonetheless offers them some welcome respite. Crucially it provides schools with more time to fulfil their legal duty to consult parents before writing their policy.
At C4M we continue to be deeply concerned about some of the content we have seen for these lessons. While some are taking a rounded approach, others are failing to prioritise marriage, promoting same-sex relationships to small children, and pushing anti-scientific concepts of gender identity that put children at risk. We are also dismayed by the weakening of the right of parental withdrawal. We continue to press the Government on these points.
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