Gillian Keegan has written to schools in England ordering them to make the materials used in children’s sex education available to be seen by parents, warning headteachers there can be “no ifs, no buts, no more excuses”.
It is the second letter the education secretary has sent to schools on the issue, which has been seized upon by some backbench Conservative MPs amid claims that children are being exposed to inappropriate material during relationships, sex and health education (RSHE) at school.
The secretary of state first wrote in March after reports that some schools were being prevented from sharing curriculum resources provided by a third party with parents because of warnings over copyright.
The latest ultimatum to schools – many of which are closed for half-term – said companies providing RSHE teaching resources cannot and should not use copyright law to prevent schools from sharing materials. Any attempt to do so would be unenforceable and void, she added.
