Politics

Gillian Keegan tells schools to let parents see sex education materials

Education secretary’s letter emphasises copyright cannot be used as ‘excuse’ to withhold RSHE teaching resourcesGillian Keegan has written to schools…

1 year ago

School leaders frustrated by ‘squabble’ over Sunak’s promised transgender guidance

Internal battle between ministers leaving schools in England isolated, says headteachers’ representativeSchools are being left in limbo by the government’s…

1 year ago

School in ‘cat pupil’ controversy given Ofsted all-clear after snap inspection

Inspectors praise ‘sensitive and impartial’ teaching of relationship and sex education at Rye College after secret video raised concernsOfsted has…

1 year ago

Children in England’s schools need better sex education, experts tell MPs

Too few teachers have training in how to deliver lessons in relationships and sex, committee toldChildren need more and better…

2 years ago

When Mum made me class celebrity | Brief letters

Sex education | Quarter-zipper, all style | Older slogan wear | Stale pasties | Knight riderI sympathise with Zoe Williams’s…

2 years ago

Welsh education minister hits out at ‘misinformation’ over LGBTQ+ curriculum

Campaigners are putting teachers under pressure, says Jeremy Miles after verdict in high court challengeThe Welsh education minister has accused…

2 years ago

LGBT classes: we aren’t getting back in the closet, MP says

Angela Eagle challenges those protesting against LGBT equality teaching during Commons debateFormer Labour minister Angela Eagle has insisted: “We aren’t…

5 years ago