The Government will bring forward a review of how Relationships and Sex Education is being taught in schools, following concerns that children are being exposed to “inappropriate” content, Rishi Sunak has said.
The Prime Minister said he has asked the Department for Education (DfE) to “ensure that schools are not teaching inappropriate or contested content” in Relationships, Sex and Health Education (RSHE).
Mr Sunak told Prime Minister’s Questions: “Our priority should always be the safety and wellbeing of children and schools should also make curriculum content and materials available to parents.
“As a result of all of this, we are bringing forward a review of RSHE statutory guidance and we will start our consultation as soon as possible.”
His pledge came after Conservative MP Miriam Cates said pupils were being subjected to relationships and sex education classes that are “age inappropriate, extreme, sexualising and inaccurate”.
