Age-appropriate sex education set to be enforced by Sunak administration

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Article in the Telegraph this evening - apt as Clare Page is gardening to challenge the ICO's decision on parents being able to see materials. (Usual place "Transparency In Schools - FOI Appeal To Access Secret Lesson Plan")

BAck to the DT article

"There are concerns that third-party companies are exposing schoolchildren to explicit content and contentious ideas about gender....

The Prime Minister wants to strengthen guidance for teachers on relationships and sex education (RSE) to make sure children are only taught lessons that are age-appropriate.

It comes amid concerns that some schools are contracting sex education out to third-party companies which are exposing youngsters to explicit content and contentious ideas about gender.

Parents would also be given greater rights to request sight of the materials, even if they are provided by a commercial organisation, under the plans.

Current Government guidance on relationships and sex education makes clear that parents should have visibility of what is being taught to their children, such as the books used in lessons....

But parents have complained that they are being denied access to contentious resources in areas such as race, transgender and sex education where external inclusion companies provide them.

Earlier this month the Information Commissioner ruled that parents are forbidden from receiving a copy of the content of sex education lessons which urged children to become transgender allies...."

read more

www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2022/10/27/age-appropriate-sex-education-set-enforced-sunak-administration/

And no details but the article ends:

"Mr Sunak also intends to look to review the Equality Act to make it clear that sex means biological sex rather than gender.

This would mean that biological males cannot compete in women’s sport and other single-sex facilities such as changing rooms and women’s refuges will be protected.

It would also mean clarifying that self-identification for transgender people does not have legal force, meaning transgender women have no legal right to access women-only facilities.

A Downing Street source said that protecting women and girls is a priority for Mr Sunak’s administration."

The above does not quite make sense as I don't think amending the Equality Act of itself would mean that spaces all become single sex suddenly unless the government is moving on that separately. And I believe transwomen don't have the right to enter spaces declared 'single sex' now - the problem is so few places actually declare their toilets or changing rooms absolutely single sex. What would be good would be if the government would say they (pubs, shops and other businesses) have to have single sex spaces and may have unisex in addition. Fingers crossed!

Given the subject of this thread, it is worth remembering this petition which is moving very slowly..So far it has not even reached 5000.

It is as l if people don’t realise how much ‘gender identity’ ideology is being introduced to children from a young age.

If you tell children ‘Some people have a gender identity different from their sex” that implies their body may be incongruous. It also pimpliest that if they are not conforming to usual boy and girl stereotypes they might have a different gender identity.. This is nonsense and the start of brainwashing in the ideology.

Remove references to 'gender identity' from relationships education guidance

Since 2020 the DfE has published guidance for relationships and sex education. This says "Pupils should be taught the facts and the law about sex, sexuality, sexual health and gender identity in an age-appropriate and inclusive way". Gender identity is a social construct, and not recognised in law. …..(More on the site)

Link to the thread on the petition on removing gender identity ideology from schools.

www.mumsnet.com/talk/petitions_noticeboard/4585082-rse-content-on-gender-vs-sex

@MNHQ petitions are a bastard to find. Classified! Surely there's a more sensible place to put them.....Gardening?

Remove references to 'gender identity' from relationships education guidance

If you put this into your search it should come up on petition.parliament.uk

Remove references to 'gender identity' from relationships education guidance
(You can search this)

This is more information.

^Since 2020 the DfE has published guidance for relationships and sex education. This says "Pupils should be taught the facts and the law about sex, sexuality, sexual health and gender identity in an age-appropriate and inclusive way".
Gender identity is a social construct, and not recognised in law.^

There's no evidence that we're born with a ‘gender identity’, and we do not believe that schools should be teaching children about this concept. We also believe that teaching school children about gender identity is inconsistent with the Education Act (section 406), which prohibits 'political indoctrination'. The Government should remove all references to 'gender identity' from guidance on relationships and sex education.

"Mr Sunak also intends to look to review the Equality Act to make it clear that sex means biological sex rather than gender.

This would mean that biological males cannot compete in women’s sport and other single-sex facilities such as changing rooms and women’s refuges will be protected.

For anyone who hasn’t seen it, there is a current related petition:
Update the Equality Act to make clear the characteristic “sex” is biological sex

If it gets 100,000 signatures it will be debated and surely help.