As the end of the summer term draws closer, I’d like to return to a favourite topic – sex and relationships education (SRE). After years of neglect and confusion, the teaching of SRE is finally getting the scrutiny it deserves.
With Cameron, Clegg and Miliband all recently stating that SRE is of vital importance, and with the Education Select Committee currently considering if the subject should be incorporated into statutory PSHE, we may be closer than ever to guaranteeing every pupil has a chance to get a broad understanding of how to build healthy and equal relationships and learn medically correct information about their bodies. SRE’s hour is tantalisingly close.
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