Education department to ensure consistent approach to sex education

Friday, 11 August 2023 06:22

Minister says curriculum pause will enable changes to be made

The education minister says she wants to use a review of sex education to ensure the approach is consistent across the Island.

Currently, the curriculum in this area is advisory which means it's used in a range of ways by different schools and teachers.

It hasn't been taught in Island schools since March, whilst investigators have been studying its appropriateness.

It followed claims from parents that children at QEII High School had been subjected to obscene information.

The first part of the independent investigation, published in March, quashed claims that a drag queen had been teaching RSE.

Now, the executive summary of the investigation's second part has been published.

It recommends schools communicate better with parents, and that teachers are fully trained before students relationships and sex education.

The curriculum's been paused until at least early 2024, but Ms Edge says it won't be reinstated until it's ready.

Julie Edge says the pause will enable changes to be made:

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