Parents alerted to ‘radical material’ in schools

Pupils and teachers in UK schools are under pressure to conform to radical educational material on sex and relationships because there is not enough clear guidance from the Government, according to the Christian Institute’s (CI) Autumn newsletter.

While Christians were given some reassurance by Education Secretary Gillian Keegan’s recent letter to English schools, which said that parents have a ‘fundamental right’ to know what their children are taught in health, relationships and sex education, the publication says there are several challenges ahead.

These challenges include the Westminster Government’s recent decision to force Northern Irish schools to promote girls’ ‘legal right to an abortion’. Public consultation is ongoing in Northern Ireland on how schools will teach about abortion, while the Scottish Government and English Department for Education are both set to undergo consultation on sex education in the near future.