RSE and NI

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Hi.

Does anyone have any info, resources or links they can share, or guidance on RSE in Northern Ireland and the gov consultation (closing 24th Nov).

Thanks.

Anyone?

Bumping this thread because I’d love some info too - thanks for posting OP

I'm interested in this too, would be great if anyone had some info

Me too 🙌🏻

What exactly are you looking for? Is it info on the existing curriculum, details of the proposed changes, evidence to support a point of view you want to express in your consultation response?

This any use? https://www.education-ni.gov.uk/consultations/relationships-and-sexuality-education-rse-consultation

There is this website which comes from a more conservative critique of the proposals in NI than a feminist one, but looks like there is quite a bit there though so take a look.

https://www.tbrni.org/

There is a petition here:
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/642453

https://ccea.org.uk/learning-resources/relationships-and-sexuality-education-rse - info on the current curriculum

https://informingchoicesni.org/relationships-and-sexuality-education-rse - possibly some useful links in the article? Informing Choices used to be the Family Planning Association

Fact check have done a response to the TBRNI stuff:
https://factcheckni.org/articles/relationships-and-sexuality-education-rse-in-northern-ireland-whats-happening/#:~:text=Relationships%20and%20Sexuality%20Education%20(RSE)%20has%20been%20part%20of%20the,teachers%20deliver%20the%20NI%20Curriculum.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-66432411

Seems to have provoked the pro-life lobby. As far as I can see the current consultation is only on two things - making it mandatory for post-primary schools to include teaching on pregnancy prevention and access to abortion, and whether parents should have the right to withdraw their kids from those classes. It sounds like there will be further consultation down the line on CCEA's new guidance on the whole RSE curriculum.

https://edpsy.org.uk/blog/2023/young-peoples-views-on-relationships-and-sexuality-education-in-northern-ireland/

This is quite interesting recent research into the current situation, and mentions the criticisms being levelled at schools.

NImumconfused, fromorbit, and TheLonelyGoatTurd thanks very much for posting those links; I’ll be looking through them with interest 👍👍

Thank you for these links. I will add them to my reading.

There is a lot of information flying about on groups/meetings/ school gates chat and I don't know what is true or not.