MP’s claims of inappropriate teaching of sex education in schools rejected as ‘lacking evidence’ prompted government review
Plans to overhaul official guidance on sex education in schools are blowing a perceived problem out of all proportion, teachers’ representatives have said.
The Department for Education (DfE) has set out proposals to introduce age ratings designed to prevent teachers covering some subject matter with younger children, as well as other measures, after the prime minister ordered the education secretary Gillian Keegan to bring forward a planned review.