Approaching the turn of the millennium, James Heartfield wrote an article for LM magazine called, Why are children’s rights wrong? In it, he noted the contradiction of talking about ‘rights’ in the context of children. His warning about the potential dangers of this approach have never been more important. I read this article at the time of…
The Bad Law Project is attempting to sue the Department for Education for negligence on the grounds that it has failed to protect children. Dr Anna Loufti, Head of Legal at the Bad Law Project, claims PSHE (Personal, Social, Health, and Education Education) lessons are unlawful and are criminal, and says that what is going…
Have you ever wondered what your children are actually learning in RSE classes, and why there’s such a fuss? And have you ever thought, ‘if the school’s teaching it, it’s got to be okay – these people who say we should be worried are mad!’? For your assistance, VfJUK is in process of compiling a…
Supported by VfJUK, ParentPower and SPUC, the multi-faith Let Kids Be Kids Coalition have now served papers calling for Judicial Review of the Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) Regulations. The Regulations, which became mandatory on 1 st September this year, make Relationships Education compulsory for Primary aged school children, Sex and Relationships Education compulsory for Secondary aged school…
Advice for parents on Relationships & Sex Education (RSE) The Statutory Instrument or Regulations enforcing the new compulsory subjects of Relationships Education (primary), Relationships & Sex Education (secondary), as well as Health Education, passed into law on 9th May 2019. The associated Statutory Guidance regarding the content and delivery of these subjects was approved and…
This brief paper is written for a group of mainly Christian teachers concerned about issues relating to SRE, Parents & Teachers’ Rights, and the law following: Human Rights Act 1998; Equality Act 2010; Education Act 1996; Education (Independent School Standards) Regulations 2014; – concerning the active promotion of (a) the fundamental British values of democracy,…
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Andrew McClintock