The review comes following concerns raised by Conservative MPs that some pupils are being taught “age-inappropriate, extreme, sexualising and inaccurate” content in schools.
However, education unions criticised calls for a review as “politically motivated”.
The government says the review, announced today (31 March) “is needed to make sure all children are protected from inappropriate content in all cases, even if many schools already teach RSHE and engage parents in a positive way”.
An independent panel will be appointed over the next few weeks to oversee the review and “will advise on how to put in place clear safeguards to stop pupils from being taught contested and potentially damaging concepts, including introducing age ratings setting out what is appropriate to be taught at what age, to prevent children being taught concepts they are too young to understand”, according to the DfE.
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