The Government has announced new rules on sex education in primary schools and a crackdown on civil servants expressing political views
children younger than nine will not be allowed to be taught about sex
One former Cabinet minister said: “It’s a lot of sound and fury signifying nothing.” A source on the right of the Tory party said: “If you want to change things, actually amend some laws like the equality duty, which they can do via statutory instrument. The rest of it is ultimately ineffectual froth. They don’t have time to amend or repeal the whole Equality Act, but they can use powers to soften its worst bits.
The Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, said: “Parents rightly trust that when they send their children to school, they are kept safe and will not be exposed to disturbing content that is inappropriate for their age. That’s why I was horrified to hear reports of this happening in our classrooms last year. Steve Chalke, founder of the Oasis Academy chain of more than 50 schools, told Times Radio the guidance would “make very little difference” to teachers. Daniel Kebede, of the National Education Union, said: “This is yet more culture war noise from an ill-informed and out-of-touch Government.”
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