Parents Have Right to Know What Sex Education is Taught in Schools: Education Secretary

Gillian Keegan wrote to all schools in England, saying they should not be forbidden to share the sex and relationship education curriculum with parents.
Parents Have Right to Know What Sex Education is Taught in Schools: Education Secretary
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Parents have the fundamental right to know what their children are being taught in relationships, sex, and health education (RSHE), the education secretary has said in a letter to all schools in England.

Relationships education has been a compulsory part of the primary school curriculum since September 2020, while at secondary level relationships and sex education must be taught.

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