Education
Parents Should See Lesson Plans
The report, by Richard Power and Paul Morris, found that the curriculum is appropriate and that lessons should resume.
Parents should be able to see lesson plans and materials for RSE lessons and be able to withdraw their children from them if they object to the content.
The RSE curriculum, which was introduced in secondary schools in September 2020, was paused in all schools whilst the review took place following complaints.
That report, by Richard Power and Paul Morris, found that the curriculum is appropriate and that lessons should resume.
However, the report, which the DESC has only released part of the executive summary of, says that they would ‘support an improved scheme of communication from the school to parents/carers regarding all forthcoming RSE delivery, including the provision of external access to lesson plans and other supporting material’.
They added that this would ‘enable parents/carers who object to the content to opt to withdraw their children from some or all the RSE lessons’.
As part of the review, it is also recommended that a smaller group of teachers with a personal commitment to RSE delivery should be encouraged to specialise in the subject and this group should receive better, thorough, regular, and high-quality training.
The review said: ‘Training will ensure a consistent and age-appropriate method of content delivery.’
