At last, a little bit of sanity – but it needs to go further! At a meeting of the Parliamentary Women and Equalities Committee on 23rd April, Liz Truss, Secretary of State for Trade and Minister for Women and Equalities, told MPs that she would shortly be announcing changes banning children from undergoing sex-change surgery below…
A Catholic pro-life leader’s response to the Catholic Bishops’ support for compulsory RSE – Part 2 The terrifying moral seriousness of what the Catholic bishops’ Conference (CBCEW) of England and Wales are doing in supporting the Government’s Relationships and Sex Education legislation can be better understood by reflecting on the unforgettable address given by…
In the Darkness, a Ray of Light – But let’s Pray it’s not a False Dawn On Easter Sunday, which some might regard as auspicious, the Birmingham Mail carried a report that Warwickshire County Council has dropped All About Me – a highly controversial sex education programme for primary schools that has been criticised for…
A Catholic pro-life leader’s response to the Catholic Bishops’ support for compulsory RSE – Part 1 In April, 2019, SPUC launched a final, last ditch, effort in the House of Lords to stop compulsory Relationships Education in primary schools, and Relationships and Sex Education in secondary schools, pointing out to our supporters the sad reality…
Are the Tories starting to row back at last over trans madness? In the first signs that this government may take a different line on transgenderism to its predecessors, it is being reported that it will drop plans to make it easier for people legally to change gender. While the government’s formal response to a…
Parents: The enemy of their children Parents are once again in the firing line for wanting to protect their children from teaching on relationships and sex with which they don’t agree. The latest is that parents who object to their children being taught about LGBT relationships could be a threat to the mental wellbeing of…
Syphilis and gonorrhoea infections at an all time high – now there’s a surprise Congratulations to the Department for Education! Since the introduction of statutory Sex Education in 1993, they have managed to push STI rates amongst teenagers from almost zero, to accounting now for almost half of all new infections. According to a report…
The law establishing the new framework for Relationships & Sex Education was passed last year. From last September, with encouragement and funding from the Department for Education (DfE), “early adopters” have been trialling the new regime of Relationships Education in Primary Schools and Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) in Secondary Schools before they become mandatory…
OVER 60 parents and teachers from Anglican, Roman Catholic, Greek Orthodox, Black-led Churches, together with Muslims gathered in Oxford on Saturday 25 January to consider the implications of the RSE Regulations and Guidance that will come into force in September. They were advised by a team of speakers representing the Abrahamic faiths that, while what…
Safe at School, a leading parents’ advocacy group, has condemned the Welsh Government’s move to make Relationships and Sexuality Education a compulsory school subject in all schools in Wales. From 2021 parents in Wales will no longer be able to withdraw their children from lessons on relationships and sexuality Calling the decision a ‘fundamental breach…
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