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Hundreds of organisations pressure Labour to overturn draft RSHE guidance

1 min read Education
Children's charities and teaching unions are among hundreds of organisations calling for a “fresh start and a new review” of relationships, sex and health education (RSHE).
The draft guidance includes banning sex education for pupils in year four and below. Picture: Adobe Stock/ Monkey Business
The draft guidance includes banning sex education for pupils in year four and below. Picture: Adobe Stock/ Monkey Business - Monkey Business/Adobe Stock

The current statutory guidance, which has been in force since 2020, means all secondary schools are required to teach RSHE and all primary schools to teach relationships and health education “in an age-appropriate manner”.

However, the previous Conservative government launched a public consultation on new draft guidance in May, seeking views on plans to ban sex education for school pupils in year 4 and below.

It also suggested that RSHE should be taught from a “purely scientific standpoint”.

According to former Education Secretary Gillian Keegan, the changes came “following multiple reports of disturbing materials being used in RSHE lessons”, with the draft guidance also proposing that is should be compulsory for materials used in RSHE lessons to made accessible to parents.

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