Sex education will be banned for kids under the age of 9 – so what changes will that make to what they are taught now?
New plans to ban sex education for children under the age of nine will result in changes to lessons pupils are currently taught in primary schools. The new proposals, unveiled by Education Secretary Gillian Keegan, will completely ban any sex education lessons until at least Year 5, when children are nine and ten years old.
The guidance is also expected to say children should not be taught about gender identity at any age. Ministers are particularly concerned about schools discussing gender identity, which they see as a ‘contested subject’.What do children currently learn in primary school? Currently sex education is not compulsory for primary school pupils. However, schools have the freedom to be able to teach it, it is not banned.
If so, they need to do this at an ‘age-appropriate’ level, with parents given ‘detailed’ information about what will be taught and how to opt out. The current rules completely contrast with the new guidance, removing any autonomy for primary schools, and not allowing them to decide what is ‘appropriate.’ Instead there will be a complete ban on sex education lessons until Year 5.
Health education focuses on enabling pupils to make well-informed, positive choices for themselves, and includes teaching about the impact of puberty. No children will be taught about gender identity – so they won’t learn about trans and non-binary people. The guidance will tell schools to stick to ‘biological facts of sex’, the Times reported.
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