Labour has voted down the Tories' amendment to allow parents to see sex ed resources in schools.

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Schools minister Catherine McKinnell claims there's no evidence of a widespread problem.

This is utterly disgraceful, we know there are many issues with school RSE resources and there is no reason at all to stop parents knowing what their children are being taught in schools.

Not only are many materials politically motivated and biologically inaccurate, we been told by many distressed parents over the years - themselves the victims of CSA - that some school materials use the same language that their abusers did

Schools need to work in partnership with parents, not against them.

Catherine McKinnell responded to our thread by unfollowing us.

https://x.com/safeschoolsuk/status/1890126088166339041?s=46&t=wKQqSS_HYEY78hJQTlX9tJw

We gave evidence 2 years ago at the WESC, we have documented the issues, we have met with the Department for Education numerous times to share the concerns of parents and teachers.

safeschoolsallianceuk.net/2023/05/21/women-equalities-committee/

It's utterly dismal. Thank you for campaigning on this issue.

They're really not going to stop peddling this stuff, and without a good opposition party forcing them too we have no hope of getting them to leave the kids alone. 🤬

Everyone who put this government in must have known what they were voting for.

Exactly what they said they'd do.

They could not have had more evidence delivered to them. This is a deliberate move to further undermine safeguarding.

And this is the sort of thing that sends people to Farage.

Schools minister Catherine McKinnell claims there's no evidence of a widespread problem.

Then Catherine is a fool.

No elected government should be forcing parents to send their child to school and then refuse to tell the parent what is being taught.

Thats dictatorship

No evidence???

Well thats a matter of opinion.

The skyrocketing rate of referals of children with over representative rates of autistic kids, gay kids and kids with a history of trauma occurring at the same time as the rise of this 'education' in schools is what exactly?

Imagined?

WTF?
Why can't parents see a part of the curriculum? It looks as if they have something to hide.

What are they hiding that they don’t want parents to see

Labour rejects call for parental right to know what is taught in schools https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/02/12/labour-blocks-parents-from-knowing-children-taught-schools/

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Its less than a year ago that the Tories proposed this:

This guidance has openness with parents at its heart. Parents are not able to veto curriculum content, but they should be able to see what their children are being taught, which gives them the opportunity to raise issues or concerns through the school’s own processes, if they want to.
https://educationhub.blog.gov.uk/2024/05/new-rshe-guidance-what-it-means-for-sex-education-lessons-in-schools/

WTF i can see why people home school now

It is really shocking and makes me wonder why on earth it is a problem for parents to see what their child is being taught. It’s just wrong.

Wow, who is in charge of PR for the Labour Party? They seem to go out of their way to offend and annoy the people they need to vote for them.

Where is @CatherineMaddox when you need her to explain why we are better off with a Labour government

What a disgrace! They will push any agenda and hide their insane narratives from parents. I feel for the state school kids and the ones that will soon join due to the VAT in private schools.

I'm a teacher and RSE lead- we have a statutory duty to consult our parents on our RSE policy and to share the resources and content we use. We have to consult again if we want to change anything. Parents absolutely do see what is being taught.

In your school that is happening

Is that the same nationwide?

In your school that is happening

Is that the same nationwide?*

It should be because it is statutory!

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/62cea352e90e071e789ea9bf/RelationshipsEducationnRSEanddHealth_Education.pdf

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of course not, she’s suggesting that those groups of people are particularly vulnerable to People pushing trans ideology.

At my son's Junior School, the consultation was an email from the Head saying they would be teaching RSE now. Any questions? No? Fine.
Parents had no idea what questions to ask , so didn't. Not exactly informed consent.

For example in Canada something like 50% of kids in care in a certain area had been referred to gender clinics.