April 2018
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Education – Council wades into sex education row
Barnet Council has unanimously backed a motion calling for tolerance to be shown to people of faith, allowing faith schools to teach sex education in accordance with their religious ethos. Earlier this year, the government concluded a call for evidence on the new primary school Relationships Education subject, and on secondary school Relationships and Sex Education. Many responses, not just Christians, called on the government to spend more time committing resources to better life skills, such as financial education, rather than compulsory sex education. However, the government’s response to the consultation has not been published as at the time of writing. Barnet, which has a...
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