In this issue: Government presses ahead with sex education plans without consulting parents How the government has gone back on its word How the sex and relationship education review group marginalised parents Sex Education or Indoctrination? now available in Romanian Why abortion? Why the family matters New health education leaflet Families in Britain: the evidence …
Government presses ahead with sex education plans without consulting parents
The government is ploughing ahead with plans to make sex education compulsory in all schools without making any attempt to seek the views of parents. It has quietly launched an independent review which is giving organisations with an interest in sex education just three weeks to respond to questions seeking ‘the most effective ways of …
Government goes back on commitment to consult parents on sex education
In announcing that sex and relationship education is to be made compulsory in all schools, the government has gone back on its commitment to undertake a full public consultation before making any decisions about substantive changes to the present arrangements. Family Education Trust director, Norman Wells, commented: ‘Given that the government’s review group was largely made …
HFE Bill threatens to impose politically correct dogmas not in the public interest
There is a very real danger that certain professions – including healthcare – will become no-go areas for people who refuse to submit to a completely new moral code, warns the Family Education Trust. On the eve of the House of Commons debate on the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill, the Trust’s director, Norman Wells, …
Bulletin 133: Autumn 2008
In this issue: From promoting harm to preventing good Review article: Licensed to Hug How child protection becomes perverse and counterproductive Birth outside marriage: Does it really matter? The Next Generation: Facing up to the challenge of relational and emotional poverty The HPV Vaccine – Reasons for caution The HPV Vaccine: Questions and Answers for …