JOHN SMEATON, DIRECTOR OF SPUC: Act now on compulsory "relationship" education and compulsory sex education

Friday, 12 January 2018

Act now on compulsory "relationship" education and compulsory sex education

The Department of Education is running a consultation on: “Changes to the teaching of Sex and Relationship Education and PSHE”

SPUC has produced briefing notes to help you respond to the consultation.Please act now and respond

The Children and Social Work Act 2017 made Relationship Education in all primary schools a compulsory school subject and Relationships and Sex Education in all secondary schools. This legislation applies to England only.
This new legislation has been described as: "a state takeover bid for parenting".
On 19 December 2017 the government launched a consultation on what should be taught in these new compulsory subjects.
This is an opportunity to help shape what is taught to our children in school about these important matters.
All concerned citizens, and especially parents, grandparents and those working professionally in schools are encouraged to take part in this consultation.
This consultation closes at 11.45 pm on 12 February 2018

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About Me

I became involved in SPUC after graduating, when I established a branch in south London in 1974. I have worked full-time for SPUC for 42 years. I became chief executive of SPUC in the UK in 1996, having been general secretary since 1978. I was elected vice-president of International Right to Life Federation in 2005. At UN conferences in Cairo, Copenhagen, Beijing, Istanbul and Rome, I helped coordinate more than 150 pro-life/pro-family groups resulting in pro-life victories in Cairo, Istanbul and Rome. I was educated at Salesian College, London, before going to Oxford where I graduated in English Language and Literature. I qualified as a teacher, becoming head of English at a secondary school. I am married to Josephine. We have a grown-up family and we live in north London.