Schools must not teach gender ideology under new government sex education plans
7 months, 1 week ago

Schools must not teach gender ideology under new government sex education plans

The Telegraph  

Rishi Sunak ordered the review into relationships, sex and health education lessons last year in response to claims that content was age-inappropriate, extreme and sexualising. It will also state that when sex education begins it must be based on “scientific” fact rather than gender ideology. Helen Joyce, director of advocacy at women’s rights charity Sex Matters, said: “Commentary suggests that this guidance will require schools to stop presenting gender ideology as fact and to stop hiding PSHE lessons from parents. They mislead and endanger children, and are a big reason why gender distress has become much more common in recent years.” Last year, on a trip to Hiroshima, Mr Sunak said that for the sake of his own children, he wanted to protect Britain’s “precious” pupils by ensuring they only received age-appropriate content in schools. That’s what I want as a parent first and foremost.” Tory MP Miriam Cates said: “I welcome any effective measures to prevent gender ideology being taught to children in schools.

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Starmer vows to ban ‘gender ideology’ being taught in schools
6 months ago

Starmer vows to ban ‘gender ideology’ being taught in schools

The Telegraph  

Asked three times by the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg on Sunday if she would implement the Tory proposals, Ms Phillipson refused to answer directly. That’s the real challenge.” Labour committed to a “fully trans-inclusive ban” in its election manifesto, despite fears it could stop children who are questioning their gender from getting help. I don’t suppose Starmer cares, but I’ve resigned …

Labour to rip up school transgender ban
6 months ago

Labour to rip up school transgender ban

The Telegraph  

Labour would ditch guidelines banning children from being taught that there are more than two genders, a shadow minister has suggested. Bridget Phillipson said that guidance announced by the Conservatives earlier this year on what pupils could be taught about sex and gender would be reviewed by a Labour government. The Tory guidance proposed a ban on schools teaching gender …

Children should have sex education from the age of three, says Everyday Sexism founder
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Children should have sex education from the age of three, says Everyday Sexism founder

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Speaking about the renewed debate around the issue at Hay Festival, during a panel chaired …

Rishi Sunak has a new target: Sex education
7 months, 1 week ago

Rishi Sunak has a new target: Sex education

CNN  

CNN — As a general election inches closer into view, the embittered debates circulating inside British politics have entered a new arena: the classroom. New guidance unveiled by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s government on Thursday seeks to overhaul the way sex education and gender identity is taught in England’s schools, a significant intervention into a delicate topic that appeared suddenly …

Rishi Sunak says he is determined to stamp out 'unacceptable' classroom practices as he unveils new guidance to ban schools from teaching that gender is a 'spectrum'
7 months, 1 week ago

Rishi Sunak says he is determined to stamp out 'unacceptable' classroom practices as he unveils new guidance to ban schools from teaching that gender is a 'spectrum'

Daily Mail  

Schools are to be banned from teaching that gender is a 'spectrum', amid fears it is encouraging children to question their sexuality. Rishi Sunak will today publish tough new guidance that will limit lessons on sex education to the over-nines and ban the teaching of 'highly contested' gender ideology at all. PM Rishi Sunak will today publish tough new guidance …

Children will learn facts of life from disturbing online porn: Experts slam banning sex education for under-nines as 'incredibly damaging' - and warn youngsters could develop an 'unhealthy relationshi
7 months, 1 week ago

Children will learn facts of life from disturbing online porn: Experts slam banning sex education for under-nines as 'incredibly damaging' - and warn youngsters could develop an 'unhealthy relationshi

Daily Mail  

Banning sex education for children under nine could be 'incredibly damaging', experts have warned — as youngsters may end up learning the facts of life from disturbing online pornography. Dr Amanda Gummer says withdrawing sex education for under-9s will push children to get their sex education from disturbing online porn instead Education Secretary Gillian Keegan is set to announce a …

Teachers must tell pupils gender ideology is a ‘contested belief’
7 months, 1 week ago

Teachers must tell pupils gender ideology is a ‘contested belief’

The Telegraph  

Teachers will have to make clear that gender ideology is a “contested belief” rather than fact if they bring it up in lessons, Gillian Keegan will say later this week. We need compulsory guidance to restore common sense and the rights of parents to know what their children are being taught.” ‘Only age-appropriate content must be provided’ Last year, on …

Schools defy ministers to let children change gender behind their parents’ backs
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Schools defy ministers to let children change gender behind their parents’ backs

The Telegraph  

Gillian Keegan, the Education Secretary, has told Parliament that teachers should be cautious about any request to change gender and “parents should not be excluded from decisions taken by a school or college relating to requests for a child to ‘socially transition’.” The analysis of more than 600 mainstream state schools across Devon and Cornwall found that 73 per cent …

Boardgame developed by students approaches sex education in a fun way
1 year, 1 month ago

Boardgame developed by students approaches sex education in a fun way

The Hindu  

“You are travelling by the Metro when you witness a passenger being verbally harassed by another passenger. “We found that the fact that the Indian Penal Code criminalises consenting minors engaging in sexual activities has often made it difficult for trainers to conduct workshops or courses on safe sexual practices or contraception,” says Sengupta. “It could be a precursor to …

Ask about sex not gender to protect the truth, public bodies told
1 year, 1 month ago

Ask about sex not gender to protect the truth, public bodies told

The Telegraph  

Public bodies must ask people specifically about their sex rather than self-identified gender to avoid an “ideologically driven attack on truth and evidence-gathering”, campaigners said on Tuesday night. The gender-critical group Sex Matters has produced new guidance for those collecting official data, to end “contention, confusion and fear” on how to record this information. Sex Matters warned that many organisations …

Sex education classes often don’t include LGBTQ+ students. New restrictions could make it worse
1 year, 2 months ago

Sex education classes often don’t include LGBTQ+ students. New restrictions could make it worse

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — In fifth grade, Stella Gage’s class watched a video about puberty. Many LGBTQ+ students say they have not felt represented in sex education classes. Some groups including Planned Parenthood have called for sex education to be inclusive of LGBTQ+ students, but some states outright forbid such an approach. Students need more applicable sex education regardless of their gender …

Some GOP-led states are chipping away at sex education in K-12 schools
1 year, 2 months ago

Some GOP-led states are chipping away at sex education in K-12 schools

Associated Press  

DES MOINES, Iowa — A dozen state or county agencies have parted ways with tens of thousands of dollars in federal grants meant to help monitor teenagers’ sexual behaviors and try to lower rates of teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. “But they have to have foundational knowledge in first grade to be able to get to that in high …

Is it wise to impart sex education using adult content?
1 year, 3 months ago

Is it wise to impart sex education using adult content?

Live Mint  

A mom-influencer, who owns a popular parenting channel on Instagram, was in the news recently. A YouTube video had surfaced, in which she was seen praising a mother’s decision to “re-watch” adult content with her eight-year-old child, after the latter was exposed to it accidentally. Using it as an educational resource is like explaining science using a superhero movie.” Vijayachakravarthy, …

Big W has withdrawn Welcome to Sex from its stores to protect staff — but teen sex education books can keep young people safe
1 year, 5 months ago

Big W has withdrawn Welcome to Sex from its stores to protect staff — but teen sex education books can keep young people safe

ABC  

Teaching young people about gender, sex and sexuality has long been controversial. Paul Venzo's research shows there are now more than a thousand sex education books for young people in English alone. Sex education for young people is valuable Sex education books can be used by parents and caregivers to guide tricky conversations about puberty, sex, gender and sexuality. It …

Rishi Sunak promises to protect 'our precious children' amid sex education concerns
1 year, 7 months ago

Rishi Sunak promises to protect 'our precious children' amid sex education concerns

The Telegraph  

UNESCO's guidance echoes the outlook and many of the prescriptions of an earlier document issued by the World Health Organsation, which caused a backlash from the Government, MPs and activists following a Telegraph report on its recommendations aimed at toddlers. The UNESCO guidance published in 2018 "directly informed" sexual education laws in Wales, according to Welsh government documents, and an …

Sex Education: Guide For Teachers And Parents To Address Misconceptions
1 year, 7 months ago

Sex Education: Guide For Teachers And Parents To Address Misconceptions

News 18  

Sex education is a topic that has been debated for years in India, with opinions ranging from support to opposition. However, it is becoming increasingly clear that sex education is crucial in bringing about a much-needed change in society’s perception of an intimate relationship and removing taboos associated with it. The inclusion of such topics in sex education can lead …

Transgender guidance for schools to be published for summer term, says PM
1 year, 8 months ago

Transgender guidance for schools to be published for summer term, says PM

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Safeguarding principles are being “routinely disregarded in many secondary schools” when it comes to …

Sex education in schools to be reviewed amid concerns over ‘inappropriate’ lessons
1 year, 9 months ago

Sex education in schools to be reviewed amid concerns over ‘inappropriate’ lessons

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The government …

Masturbation lessons and 100 genders: What our children are being taught at school
1 year, 9 months ago

Masturbation lessons and 100 genders: What our children are being taught at school

The Telegraph  

Case studies to be used as discussion points for Year 11 pupils include a situation where a boy wants to take his relationship to “the next level” by creating a video of him and his partner having sex. “I just really don’t think that primary school children and secondary school children should be exposed to this kind of ideology at …

Why sex education is important for teenagers
1 year, 10 months ago

Why sex education is important for teenagers

Live Mint  

Karnataka has been in the news for the last couple of months, ever since condoms and contraceptive pills were discovered in the bags of teenagers in a school in Bengaluru last November. “Teenagers will be sexually active, there is no way that they won’t be," believes Dr Singhal, adding that the problem is more about them having sex without taking …

Age-appropriate sex education set to be enforced by Sunak administration
2 years, 1 month ago

Age-appropriate sex education set to be enforced by Sunak administration

The Telegraph  

Rishi Sunak plans to clamp down on inappropriate sex education classes in schools, The Telegraph understands. Current Government guidance on relationships and sex education makes clear that parents should have visibility of what is being taught to their children, such as the books used in lessons. Parents ‘denied access to contentious resources’ But parents have complained that they are being …

Students and teachers demand better, more modern sexual education at schools
2 years, 2 months ago

Students and teachers demand better, more modern sexual education at schools

NL Times  

Sex education in schools must be improved and focus on more than just the biological aspects of having safe sex. Students, teachers, educational organizations, and expertise centers said this in a manifesto that they will hand to Education Minister Dennis Wiersma and Mariette Hamer, the government commissioner on sexually transgressive behavior, NU.nl reports. “Recent events around sexually transgressive behavior show …

Why sex education doesn't have to be awkward
2 years, 4 months ago

Why sex education doesn't have to be awkward

BBC  

Why sex education doesn't have to be awkward Prashanti Aswani Many parents would like to be a trusted source for their children, especially in the digital age. Many parents may feel a similar sense of squeamishness when trying to talk to their children about physical intimacy – though attitudes to sex education can vary widely between countries and families, research …

Time to save our children from mass sexualisation and their indoctrinated teachers
2 years, 5 months ago

Time to save our children from mass sexualisation and their indoctrinated teachers

Firstpost  

From London to California, children as young as six are being ‘educated’ in schools in such profound subjects as masturbation, safe sex, and ‘self-stimulation which encourages children to touch their private parts in bed and the shower’ Exactly a century ago, the Hungarian Marxist György Lukács, as Minister of Culture of the doomed Hungarian Soviet Republic, initiated the perverse experiment …

Children’s commissioner shocked by ‘horrendous’ sex education materials
2 years, 5 months ago

Children’s commissioner shocked by ‘horrendous’ sex education materials

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The children’s commissioner has said she was “shocked” to hear …

Sexual Offences Against Women: Key Interventions
2 years, 6 months ago

Sexual Offences Against Women: Key Interventions

Live Law  

A country in which women are violated in broad daylight, thrown on streets after gory torture and muzzled and suffocated under the garb of sacrifice and societal obligations is nothing short of a failure to its very existence. However, at this stage, what deserves our unequivocal attention is the long-neglected issue of the prevalence of rape myths attached to female …

Why sex education needs to be more than just about biology and reproductive organs
2 years, 7 months ago

Why sex education needs to be more than just about biology and reproductive organs

Firstpost  

Sex education should always be more about an open dialogue than just biology and diagrams of reproductive organs Any conversation about a young woman’s sexual agency in rural India is loaded with social and cultural subtext. One of the biggest hurdles in normalising sex education in schools is the anxiety that it will lead young girls astray and put them …

Classes with News18: Sex Versus Gender, What's the Difference?
2 years, 8 months ago

Classes with News18: Sex Versus Gender, What's the Difference?

News 18  

​ For the last two years, the world has been restricted to homes. The missing education So here at ‘Classes with News18’, we will learn about gender identity. Transgender: Many of you have might have come across the term transgender, so understand it in this way, it is an umbrella term for people whose gender identity is different from the …

Sex education & the classroom
2 years, 11 months ago

Sex education & the classroom

The Hindu  

January 08, 2022 11:22 am | Updated January 11, 2022 08:03 pm IST When Anamika, mum to a 15-year-old, wanted her son to know “about the birds and the bees beyond the ninth standard textbook lesson”, she approached a physician. While the country is obliged to provide free, compulsory, and comprehensive education to adolescents and young people — as one …

Netflix’s Sex Education is doing sex ed better than schools
3 years, 1 month ago

Netflix’s Sex Education is doing sex ed better than schools

Live Mint  

By Debra Dudek, Associate professor, Edith Cowan University and Giselle Natassia Woodley, Researcher and Phd Candidate, Edith Cowan University Perth, Nov 11 : Netflix’s comedy Sex Education, now in its third season, is set among a group of students and teachers at a British high school. The premise of the show is the teenagers at Moordale High do not receive …

Review into sex education in Queensland schools welcomed by teachers and advocates
3 years, 9 months ago

Review into sex education in Queensland schools welcomed by teachers and advocates

ABC  

The state government's decision to review sexual education in Queensland schools, particularly teaching sexual consent, has received high marks from teachers as advocates call for the topic to be discussed from a younger age. Key points: Schools welcome the state government's plan to review sexual education The move comes after disturbing allegations surfaced in an online petition Advocates say education …

'They Think We'll Teach Them How to Have Sex': NEP 2020 Misses the Point of Sex Education
4 years, 3 months ago

'They Think We'll Teach Them How to Have Sex': NEP 2020 Misses the Point of Sex Education

News 18  

“I was in class 9 and only fourteen years old when I realised how important sex education was during my biology class,” says 26-year-old Priyanka*. Consequently, repression of one’s sexuality could lead to “coercion, abuse and exploitation.” Rao explained that the major issue with sex education in India is the source of information. That reduces stress and improves communication with …

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