Has anyone here tackled their school's PSHE content

[PlantingMarigolds]

And successfully persuaded the school them to change their planed delivery?

[Vebrithien]

Yes!

Long running threads on No Outsiders, and a captured DepHead/DSL

[PlantingMarigolds]

Will look for them
Thank you.

I've joined a group challenging this in my daughter's school because I'm concerned about how they intend to cover "gender"

The chat has so far been reasonable requests to know exactly what's being taught. Is it scientific etc.

There are now some people expressing anger that their children will be taught the proper names for their body parts. E.g: testicles / penis in yr3.

It actually makes me cringe that people see this as a problem.
Does anyone else think it's an
issue?

[ArabeIIaScott]

Sex ed can often be a tricky issue. We used to have information evenings (pre covid) at the school where the district hurse or health visitor or equivalent and teachers would discuss and answer parents' questions.

The teaching of proper names I was always taught was protective against abuse. But I've just googled for evidence of this and didn't find anything - several assertions, but not actual evidence.

[PlantingMarigolds]

@ArabeIIaScott

Sex ed can often be a tricky issue. We used to have information evenings (pre covid) at the school where the district hurse or health visitor or equivalent and teachers would discuss and answer parents' questions.

The teaching of proper names I was always taught was protective against abuse. But I've just googled for evidence of this and didn't find anything - several assertions, but not actual evidence.

That's what I thought.

[MrsOvertonsWindow]

I've come across this in several schools involving religious groups. Which is why the government's failure to give schools comprehensive guidelines leaves schools open to this type of demand. And of course makes it difficult to discuss the whole thing as some schools get criticism from so many quarters.

[PlantingMarigolds]

@MrsOvertonsWindow

I've come across this in several schools involving religious groups. Which is why the government's failure to give schools comprehensive guidelines leaves schools open to this type of demand. And of course makes it difficult to discuss the whole thing as some schools get criticism from so many quarters.

It's clear that there are many views in this.
The religious concerns are similar to the "152 different types of gender" beliefs imo.
This is why they need to stick to actual science.