THE SEXUALISATION OF BRITISH CHILDREN IN BRITISH SCHOOLS

"

Education bodies in parts of the country are using the Healthy Schools initiative introduced by Tony Blair’s government to impose “liberal and permissive” teaching on pupils, campaigners warn.

Labour introduced the National Healthy Schools Programme in 1999, with aims including support for healthy behaviour and reduction of health inequalities.

But a survey of all 152 local authorities in England found inconsistency in the way in which its guidelines were being applied in the classroom, according to the Family Education Trust.

A report by the trust suggests that some authorities are insisting schools teach sex education in order to qualify for the Healthy Schools award.

The trust said such lessons are not required by law or the Healthy Schools criteria.

Norman Wells, a Family Education Trust director, said: “It is very concerning to find some local authorities insisting that primary schools teach sex and relationships education as a condition of receiving the Healthy Schools award, when primary school governing bodies are free to decide whether or not to teach sex education after consultation with parents.

"Primary schools that make a principled decision not to teach sex education should not be stigmatised and denied a sought-after award for that reason.

“There is nothing inherently 'unhealthy’ about a primary school that decides not to teach sex education.”

The report also found that a significant minority of local authorities were using the initiative to restrict schools’ use of outside agencies to teach the benefits of saving sex for marriage.

It found secondary schools were being told that such messages could only be taught in “Healthy Schools” if they were balanced by other viewpoints.

However, there was no such reservation or qualification regarding instruction on the use of condoms.

Mr Wells said: “It is ironic that in some local authority areas, the Healthy Schools programme is undermining the healthiest messages of all and depriving young people of learning about the physical, emotional and social benefits of keeping sex within a lifelong, mutually faithful marriage.”

The report calls on local authorities to be less prescriptive and to recognise that schools are responsible for determining their policy on sex and relationships education on a local basis, in consultation with parents.

Mr Wells said local authorities should respect the position of schools which, after consultation with parents, decide that they would like to use external agencies that emphasise the benefits of saving sex for marriage."

Does this not make you ANGRY ?