Relationships and Sex Education

Janet Daby Excerpts

Monday 25th February 2019 Commons Chamber

[Damian Hinds]

I can confirm that. What schools do should complement what parents do, and I recognise that parents are in many ways the primary educators in these matters.

[Janet Daby (Lewisham East) (Lab)]

I welcome today’s announcement about specialist subjects and new learning, but constituents have come to me both applauding these changes and raising concerns. What will the Department be doing to bring parents alongside schools, so that they can assist in their children’s learning?

[Damian Hinds]

We want schools to work alongside parents, recognising that there are sensitivities to some areas of the subject matter. There is a requirement to consult parents and to publish the school’s policy on the internet. More broadly than that, we want schools to work alongside parents because this should be a collaborative effort.