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In April 2018, the government announced its intention to make Relationships Education (in primary schools) and Relationships and Sex Education (in secondary schools) statutory by September 2019. A process of consultation is now taking place that will shape the forthcoming statutory guidelines and the future of sexuality education in England.
However, several challenges still remain for the implementation of high quality sexuality education. Culturally and morally diverse schools represent one particularly thorny issue, both for policy-makers and for sexuality educators. In many areas of England, RE and RSE teachers will face the challenge of connecting a variety of important but ethically charged issues of ‘healthy’ relationships and sexuality to culturally and morally diverse classrooms. To be successful, statutory sexuality education will need to adequately address this diversity in both its policy and practice.
This event will bring together the best practice-oriented research from researchers and doctoral students working at the intersections of education, sexuality & gender, religion, race and ethnicity, facilitating rigorous engagement with these complexities by dealing carefully with the dissensus that arises at multiple levels, from policy formation through to parental consultation and pedagogical practice. The event aims to connect this research to those who face the challenges of cultural and moral diversity daily, enriching their professional practice. It also aims to comment on and inform the process of consultation currently being undertaken, suggesting some ways that religious and ethnic diversity might be adequately addressed in guidance, school policy and curricula.
Presentations Tolerance and Justice: Issues of Cultural and Moral Diversity in the Context of Statutory Relationships and Sex Education Professor Michael J. Reiss, UCL Institute of...
At a time when issues such as LGBT inclusion in Relationships and Sex Education are being hotly debated in the UK and elsewhere, this event responds to an increased awareness of the crucial role...
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