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RSHE – STI figures published last week say it all!
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RSHE – STI figures published last week say it all!

Children’s Commissioner Dame Rachel de Souza is reported as saying that a fear of teaching sex education in schools is driving a rise in sexually transmitted diseases (https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/11/10/schools-fear-teaching-sex-education-driving-rise-in-sti/).  As a remedy for this, she is calling for increased and better sex education, that will keep children safe. At one level, she is of course entirely right.  In…

The fight against RSE in Northern Ireland
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The fight against RSE in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland has faced immense challenges to its predominantly Christian culture and social values in the past several years, with radical changes to its laws being imposed by Westminster, which have included what must be taught in schools. Religion matters in Northern Ireland, and despite the legacy of the Protestant-Catholic divide, both communities were often…