The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child has consistently taken liberties with the text of the Convention and its latest report on the UK is no exception, according to the independent research charity, Family Education Trust. The Committee, which has gained a reputation for adopting extreme interpretations on the UN Convention on …
Bulletin 132: Summer 2008
In this issue: Arctic Conditions – towards a better way of taxing families The retreat from reason Annual General Meeting and Conference Local Reports Northern Ireland Cornwall Derbyshire Oxfordshire Ireland Scotland Alive to the World Challenge Team UK Education and culture Rites of passage in a modern age Family Life Award Government agency has no …
Statutory sex education from four would seriously undermine the role of parents
Calls to introduce statutory sex education lessons from the age of four are misguided and represent an attempt to seriously undermine the role of parents, according to the Family Education Trust. The Trust’s director, Norman Wells, noted: “There is no evidence at all to suggest that starting sex education at the age of four is …
Bulletin 131: Spring 2008
In this issue: AGM and conference Government presses ahead with writing fathers out of the script Falling marriage rates – mark of a mature society or cause for concern? Government launches review of sex education The Sex Education Forum: Are they getting it right? Towards an EU strategy on the rights of the child The …
Bulletin 130: Winter 2007/2008
In In this issue: Children’s Plan sends out more mixed messages about the role of parents The Children’s Plan: what the politicians are saying Facing the facts about sex education and the morning-after pill Government resists pressure to ban smacking Comment on smacking review Is cohabitation a good preparation for marriage? Home education guidelines New …