Please help evolution and inheritance KS2

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I would be very grateful if anybody could point me to detailed guidance about this curriculum topic online as I must be missing something. My son's class teacher has been talking about the pupils' inherited traits from parents today. I can't imagine that's in the NC because of how families come to be nowadays. Any help appreciated thanks

It was a topic for us in our federation in Year 5/6. I'm a teacher. I wasn't happy teaching it as what do you get from your parents because I know there may be any number of family types in my class including some I don't know about - IVF, surrogacy, blended families, stuff parents just choose not to share with us/their children.

We did writing about Mr Men - what characteristics might their children have if 2 characters got together. Looked at it objectively - pics of people with blue eyes, blah blah.

The curriculum is written by people with little awareness of Britain in 2020.

OP, was it Cornerstones by any chance?

Wasn't my favourite topic ever.

modge - thank you for replying. I don't think I agree with you. I've had to teach some pretty dire topics and there are ways round.

wasgoing - I think your experience is closest to mine. If ever I had a potentially sensitive topic I would consider my methodology very carefully. This one is a minefield.

Anyway - it's done. DS seems fine and I will be fine.