The UK Government has announced new guidance for Relationships, Sex, and Health Education (RSHE) in schools. Education Secretary Gillian Keegan stated that sex education will be delayed until age nine, with explicit conversations postponed until age 13. The guidance also bans the teaching of gender identity to children under nine and mandates that parents have the right to see all educational materials used in their children's lessons. The changes aim to ensure age-appropriate content and increase transparency for parents. Gillian Keegan emphasized that biological sex will be taught as a fact, and the contested view of gender identity will not be included in the curriculum. This move has sparked a debate, with some praising the clarity and protection it provides, while others criticize it as a politically motivated restriction for political gain that could leave children less informed and less safe.
What are children in Britain really learning about sex at school? 🔎 Big Read by @KasiaLDelgado https://t.co/wq8LB0gJeR
Why are we anxiously micromanaging youngsters’ sexual opinions? @Docstockk on RSHE reform: 👇 https://t.co/n4hpoEzqRH
Education Secretary Gillian Keegan has backtracked on her transgender stance, saying men can sometimes become women. Writer Charlie Bentley-Astor: “This is another instance of the Conservative Party auditioning to be New Labour!” @ThatAlexWoman https://t.co/Ed2cjcw8LD
Schools are finally ditching the pornified approach to sex education. New guidance means that teachers will have to keep RSHE age-appropriate. Kids will no longer be taught ‘sex positivity’ and ‘kink acceptance’. Why was this allowed in the first place? https://t.co/3qrozIie0e
Wrote about the pro-abstinence, anti-LGBT sex education I received in the American Midwest and why the proposed changes to sex ed in England are rooted in the same ideology – which is specifically designed to leave children unequipped to deal with reality https://t.co/AidQWSulQD https://t.co/Cq3D9RILgO
sex education, the reality I spoke to parents and teachers about what actually happens in the classroom day to day across the country @theipaper https://t.co/WIJ3sabRKp
New. "The gvt has issued guidance that all schoolchildren under 9 should not be taught sex education. To what extent if at all do you support this?" Support 47% Oppose 25% Don't know 28% @PeoplePolling/@GBNEWS May 16 1,476 British Adults
Should schools teach about gender identity? The government says they shouldn’t, but 60-61% of people say sex education should teach that people can be transgender or non-binary (including 66-67% of parents) https://t.co/TJQ7OmapoX https://t.co/FZXq5EnGFI
Nobody really knows precisely what sex education is for anymore RSHE treats a practical activity as if it were a theoretical one, writes @Docstockk : 👇 https://t.co/n4hpoEzqRH
Excellent from @Docstockk “But really, whether school sex education is successful or not — or indeed too permissive or too strict — depends on the prior question of what it is for, exactly; and I submit that nobody really knows anymore.” @unherd https://t.co/SlGYzI4Fmh
‘I was left musing about why the modern Left is so defensive about attempts to protect tender minds from the adult marketplace of sexual ideas.’ @Docstokk on RSHE reform: 👇 https://t.co/n4hpoEzqRH
Sex education rule changes - what every parent needs to know https://t.co/862lnGKaAK
Trans activists are finally being booted out of classrooms. New rules for sex education should stop teachers from teaching gender identity as fact. Good. This dangerous ideology needs to be kept as far away from children as possible, says Jo Bartosch https://t.co/3qrozIie0e
It’s vital that parents, teachers, school leaders & young people are heard in the consultation on the Government's draft RSHE guidance. The next @uklabour govt’s education plan is to also invest in mental health, getting waiting lists down & tackling misogyny in schools. https://t.co/DJw21vF4aX
Age-appropriate sex & relationship education delivered by well-trained teachers is an absolutely vital safeguard against abuse. The Tories' ideological blanket ban will leave children less informed and less safe. https://t.co/p7YzjED37C
It’s vital that parents, teachers and school leaders are heard during the consultation on the Government's draft RSHE guidance. The next @uklabour govt’s education plan would also include investing in mental health, getting waiting lists down & tackling misogyny in schools. https://t.co/Kxx1YONNgx
Kids are bombarded by too much hard-core sex and baffling gender stuff. 🎬 violent porn like PornHub. 🏫 graphic sex-ed. ⚧️ politicised gender classes. Kids are unhappy. Parents fed up. Teachers baffled. Cass crystal clear. Well done @GillianKeegan for starting the clean-up. https://t.co/hdeU1xrCCB
It’s vital that parents, teachers and school leaders are heard on during the consultation on the Government's draft RSHE guidance. The next @uklabour govt’s education plan would include investing in mental health, getting waiting lists down & tackling misogyny in schools. https://t.co/dqcnSvK1T1
"Sex is normal. Masturbation is normal. And everyone should have control over their own body" With the Government banning sex education in England before the age of nine, @MsHelenRussell says Danes talk openly about their bodies from a young age 🔗 https://t.co/XEgdTZdBYv https://t.co/evrNaE6bJf
✍️ 'The gravest threat to their innocence comes not from the teacher wittering trendy nonsense about gender but from the phones in their pockets', writes @MichaelPDeacon Read his column here👇 https://t.co/fFuV19mvkd https://t.co/fMhdVW6J7q
RSHE GUIDANCE Please see my statement on the new Draft Relationships, Sex, and Health Education Guidance which is now out for public consultation: https://t.co/cW7Ibgj2bb
UK Education Sec. @GillianKeegan: Core points of updated RSHE guidance are -Parents have the right to know what their children are being taught. -Teachers should teach facts, not push agendas. -Schools should not teach about gender identity, including that gender is a spectrum. https://t.co/OIpYyf6Ek8
Clear age limits on the teaching of sex education aim to ensure children are not “exposed to too much too soon”, the Government said as it published new proposals on the topic ✍: @aine_fox https://t.co/zI78IHiKVp
Govt are politicising sex education to detriment of our kids education RSE is taught in age-appropriate way to safeguard kids & enables them to protect themselves from harm Rhetoric around gender identity is nonsense - our trans community has always been here & always will be
This is welcome, even if it is a shameless, vote seeking lurch towards conservative values pre election. RSE and PSHE needs root and branch reform. Gender cultist teachers are a danger to children. https://t.co/uWHncsDuC1
The fact that our Secretary of State for Education, @GillianKeegan, has said in a BBC interview that she believes a man who has his genitals chopped off becomes a woman, does not fill me with a great deal of hope over the implementation of this new schools guidance…
"If you grow up LGBTQ when you're young it is terrifying, and if you don't have education, something else fills the vacuum," author and journalist Owen Jones says #PoliticsLive guests discuss the government's new sex education guidance https://t.co/YqtvqwVVLA https://t.co/p5GJ9pzgyh
🔴 Education Secretary @GillianKeegan made a statement on Statutory Guidance on Relationships Education, Relationships and Sex Education and Health Education. Watch live ⬇️
More common sense, sensible announcements today. Today the Government have announced new age ratings on Relationships, Sex and Health Education content in schools to ensure it is appropriate. To read my full post, head over to my FB page below. https://t.co/iO1I9JeQbM https://t.co/TBANMJCaAC
"Is this really about what's appropriate for kids, or is this about a culture war, and how you plan to fight the next general election?" @PGMcNamara challenges Education Secretary Gillian Keegan on her new guidance for pupils' relationships, sex and health education. https://t.co/MTNV7ADV5m
Headteachers and teachers have been asking me for more clarity on how RSHE should be taught. That's what we're delivering today. https://t.co/dVv50ztvce
Sex Matters' Maya Forstater praises the Government for banning schools from teaching gender ideology “as fact”. “It shouldn’t be the Wild West because it is a dangerous and sensitive subject!” @JuliaHB1 https://t.co/LBxKzivWZN
Pupils in England will not be taught ‘gender ideology’, says Gillian Keegan https://t.co/UE9m16bmx5
Grateful Minister Hinds called to talk through Gov changes to RSE. In summary; Y3 = respect Y5 = healthy relationships Y7 = abuse, Y9 sex. Gender was always the contentious issue; teachers can talk to individuals who are gender questioning, but can’t teach about it or facilitate
'Biological sex is important, and that will be being taught in our schools' Education Secretary @GillianKeegan says children will still be taught about 'gender reassignment' in schools, but not 'gender identity' https://t.co/U112UIW4yq
It is excellent news that ideological, sexist, regressive, confusing, lessons like this will no longer be taught in schools. Thank you @GillianKeegan https://t.co/tZFEnukauw
Parents have a right to know what their children are being taught in school. My interview with @GBNEWS 👇 https://t.co/9VL1NUf5Zz
New RSHE guidance: What it means for sex education lessons in schools 👇 https://t.co/jo6xQv4CWI
Extraordinary, having listened to Gillian Keegan's media round this morning, that she has implemented huge restrictions on sex and relationship education in schools based on, it would seem, vibes. https://t.co/UqH7SgEelv
No more situations where parents are prevented from seeing materials. No more teaching children topics way beyond their years. No more teaching of the contested view of gender identity. That’s what our RSHE guidance will ensure. My article 👇 https://t.co/xMwq5qh2FS
Under no circumstances should parents be blocked from seeing the content taught in their own children’s lessons. Nor should it be controversial to teach our children that biological sex is a fact. Today we're taking action to change this. https://t.co/udjhL5NuxG
'Children are currently being given poor, ill-informed and inappropriate teaching on sex and gender in the name of “inclusion”.' Thoughtful sex education in schools is more necessary than ever, writes @glosswitch 👇 https://t.co/IiMdWyXRjV
We’re making changes to sex education to protect children: 🧒Schools will not teach about the contested concept of gender identity 🧒Parents will be able to see materials being used in class 🧒New age ratings for sensitive topics We're backing our teachers with clarity. https://t.co/0omNK3aFrH
📣 Coming up on the Sky News Breakfast show... @KayBurley will be talking to TV personality @RealJodieKidd 🕐 9:20 👉 #Breakfast 📺 Sky 501 / Freeview 233 📱 Watch live: https://t.co/jCgTS4CoDX
“We're making it crystal clear, absolutely clear, that parents have a right to see the material that their children are being taught." Education secretary @GillianKeegan says schools will have to share sex education materials with parents who ask. 📻 https://t.co/k0jOTzrwJw https://t.co/Ry44w4q1op
Gillian Keegan has said in some instances school children were being taught that gender could “change daily” and that there are a total of 72 genders However, she did not mention which evidence she was referring to 🔴 Follow updates here https://t.co/REw82b1LxK
72% of Mums & Dads in Britain think they should have the right to see what their kids are being taught about sex and gender cc @miriam_cates https://t.co/9gNknv06pZ
Great to hear the PM coming out strongly today on the importance of biological sex, that the notion of gender identity has no basis in fact, and that parents should be able to see all materials used in the teaching of their children. 1/2 https://t.co/DSFGLDX5Y6
An important point buried in the detail of the new sex ed guidance: it will no longer be lawful for contracts with third party providers to prohibit sharing of their materials with parents. This alone should give parents significant reassurance. https://t.co/xX3EW6RqZU
'What is the evidence that there has been inappropriate teaching?' Education Secretary Gillian Keegan is questioned on #BBCBreakfast over guidance for schools in England banning sex education being taught to children under nine and any children being taught about gender identity… https://t.co/ZGlyjJVPUC
An outright ban on sex education is an unnecessary and potentially damaging step. But progressives should shoulder much of the blame for how we got here, writes @glosswitch 👇 https://t.co/IiMdWyXRjV
Our updated relationships, sex and health education (RSHE) curriculum will improve transparency for parents, ensure children are taught age-appropriate content and strengthen guidance around online harms. Click the graphics below to find out more ⬇️
'We're making it clear that gender identity is a contested view and should not be taught as fact.' Education Secretary Gillian Keegan further details her plan to ban gender education to children under the age of nine. https://t.co/Jsvbpb2jKN
“Never again will young girls be led to believe they might be happier if they were a boy” 🗞️ Gillian Keegan writes in @TheSun on her sex education crackdown https://t.co/uigHxcdegz https://t.co/89n9MqOyzt
📣 Coming up on the Sky News Breakfast show... @KayBurley will be talking to Education Secretary @GillianKeegan 🕐 7:15 👉 #Breakfast 📺 Sky 501 / Freeview 233 📱 Watch live: https://t.co/jCgTS4BQOp
🗣️ 'Thanks to the internet, children are exposed to adult material at increasingly young ages. Schools can provide much-needed guidance' | Writes Jemima Lewis Tap to read ⤵️ https://t.co/8oCqYu0ylB
'Anybody who wants to teach children under the age of 9-years-old about sex needs to have their hard drive checked.' @PatrickChristys: 'It’s not bigoted, homophobic, transphobic or outdated to think that children under the age of nine should just be treated like children.' https://t.co/oYatjCcMUq
✍️ @El_Hunt_: We can pretend children will not encounter the world of sex and sexual identity until the law deems them capable of doing so – or we can live in the real world Read here: https://t.co/CTR9NVTi0B https://t.co/jABVdl1jC8
✍️ @@El_Hunt_: We can pretend children will not encounter the world of sex and sexual identity until the law deems them capable of doing so – or we can live in the real world Read here: https://t.co/TWFrJbArrS https://t.co/HXlQt9X9TI
Schools in England will be advised to delay sex education until age nine, with explicit conversations postponed until age 13. Isabel Oakeshott: "Let's give credit where credit it is due!" @IsabelOakeshott | @TVKev https://t.co/qvWl2P24gL
'Schools do send letters out and alert parents.' Founder and Director, Education Choices Magazine, Chloe Abbott, reacts to the government plans to ban teaching under 9s sex education. https://t.co/WH0jYYmhxs
I spoke to @SkyNews about the Government’s guidance on #RSHE. The Government is trying to be ‘tough’ on a problem that doesn’t exist, I can only assume for political gain. @sex_ed_forum @BrookCharity https://t.co/NVXGoUkjuC
Opinion I As a parent, I know teachers are best-placed to teach sex education 🖋️ @NellFrizzell https://t.co/rJu2FaHj32
Schools in England will be advised to delay sex education until age nine, with explicit conversations postponed until age 13. Isabel Oakeshott: "Let's give credit where credit is due!" @IsabelOakeshott | @TVKev https://t.co/E1xo5t0rRt