New UK Education Policy to Restrict Gender Identity Lessons and Delay Sex Education in Schools

According to recent reports, educational institutions will be prohibited from instructing students that they can alter their gender identity. Furthermore, it has been stated that schools will be directed not to offer any type of sexual education to children under the age of nine.

Wednesday, May 15, 2024, 07:

According to sources, educators in English schools will be prohibited from instructing students that they can alter their gender identity.

For the first time, restrictions will be introduced regarding the age at which children can receive sex education.

According to The Times, education officials in England are set to advise schools today, cautioning that gender identity remains a deeply divisive topic and that instruction on this matter could potentially lead to harmful effects.

According to The Times, the government will announce that school staff are to instruct students on the "biological facts" of sex when queried.

According to a report, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is worried that the concept of gender identity is being ingrained in schools as an indisputable truth.

Under additional proposals, educational institutions will be instructed to refrain from providing any type of sexual education to students until they reach year 5, at which point they are typically nine years old.

According to The Times, the proposed guidelines will prohibit any direct discussions on sexual topics before the age of 13.

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Students would begin learning about contraception, sexually transmitted infections, and abortion at the age of thirteen.

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According to sources, the latest directives are a component of the government's strategy to address worries that children are being taught relationships, sex, and health education (RSHE) that is not suitable for their age.

It is said that schools will soon have to give parents examples of the curriculum that will be used for teaching their children.

Starting in September 2020, RSHE was mandated across all schools in England.

The current guidelines specify comprehensive instructional units, indicating that elementary school students should learn about various family structures and positive relationship dynamics.

Students in secondary school learn about advanced subjects such as adolescent development, sexual relationships, the importance of consent, risky relationships, and dangers on the internet.

The Education Department stated that it could not verify the claims made in the press and would not comment on information obtained through leaks.

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