Sunak finally acts on gender teaching in schools

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Facebook statement one hour ago

"There have been disturbing reports of inappropriate and dangerous ideology being taught in some schools.

And many parents were being refused access to the materials used to teach their children about complex and sensitive issues.

As a dad of two young girls, I find this deeply concerning.

Parents should be able to see the resources being used in their children’s sex education lessons and content should be factual and appropriate.

So, I've decided to do what any parent would do in my position and act.

▪️Schools will not teach about the contested concept of gender identity
▪️Parents will be able to see materials being used in class
▪️There will be new age ratings for sensitive topics

We’ll back our teachers with clarity about what should be taught and when.

I will always act to protect our children and this new guidance will do exactly that."

Parents have always been able to see what was being taught. The danger here is that they'll throw the baby out with thr bath water and there'll be no sex ed in primary.

Anyone would think there's a general election coming up....

Exactly this! Not teaching things until 9 and other things until 13 seems outdated (sadly)

The fact is more young children than ever are exposed to things online via phones, tablets, watching YouTube/ticktock unsupervised where anything can pop up and need to be educated how to handle these things.

Obviously as parents we all need to do our big at home and most do but far too many don't.

This, as with all the other desperate policy announcements recently, is a manufactured problem for them to "solve" without actually doing anything. No one has been teaching gender ideology to anyone, let along 9yos, and parents have always been able to see RSE materials and remove children from the lessons of they choose.

Not strictly true:

www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/06/20/sex-education-crisis-schools/

And yes, Clare's daughter was 15, but I've heard similar from parents of younger children, or that the materials are available to view in person, by appointment only, during working hours.

I want to see this madness come to an end in Wales before my child is exposed to it. I don't support either Cons or Lab but the latter are utterly mad and the school curriculum needs urgent changes!!

But if I recall correctly, the contraception education will now start at 13? I thought I saw this on SKY News yesterday. That's way too late, if so.

The current curriculum has been entirely created under a Conservative government?

Definitely not in Wales.