{"id":29386,"date":"2022-02-22T21:03:28","date_gmt":"2022-02-22T21:03:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/?p=29386"},"modified":"2022-02-23T15:12:25","modified_gmt":"2022-02-23T15:12:25","slug":"protests-over-sex-education-curriculum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/protests-over-sex-education-curriculum\/","title":{"rendered":"Protest over schools&#8217; new sex education curriculum for three-year-olds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Demonstrators protested through Cardiff today against plans to teach relationship and sex education to children as young as three.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Welsh Government&#8217;s new <a href=\"https:\/\/gov.wales\/sites\/default\/files\/consultations\/2019-02\/relationships-and-sexuality-education-in-schools-guidance.pdf\">teaching curriculum<\/a> includes Relationship and Sexuality Education (RSE), which will be phased in over the coming year. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today&#8217;s demonstration, organised by the group <a href=\"https:\/\/www.publicchildprotectionwales.org\/\">Public Child Protection Wales<\/a> (PCPW), began outside Cardiff Castle and made its way to the front of the Senedd at Cardiff Bay.\u00a0 Over 30 members were there, including children; members of other groups supporting similar issues were also in attendance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PCPW argues that three is too young for children to learn about the subject and suggest parents should be able to opt their children out of the lessons.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the group\u2019s leaders, Lucia Thomas, said the group wasn\u2019t entirely against sex education, but rather that they opposed the Welsh Government\u2019s new curriculum.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe believe that sex education should come in the form of biology, not in the form of pleasure,\u201d she said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What does the curriculum say?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Welsh Government\u2019s new RSE Statutory Guidance Code, which was announced last year, says the new curriculum is mandatory for all pupils between the ages of three and 16.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new curriculum is aimed at teaching children about how sexuality and relationships can impact their lives.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This system does intentionally consider what is developmentally appropriate to teach at certain age levels. Teachers are told they must consider a child\u2019s age and maturity, ensuring all pupils are getting the right information when is most appropriate for them.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Parents are currently unable to withdraw their children from this type of education.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What do teachers think?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Some teachers have argued that the new RSE (Relationships and Sexuality Education) curriculum in Wales is important for a child\u2019s development.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Betsan James, who is finishing her PGCE and works at Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf, said that for many, these lessons are the only way they\u2019ll get this kind of information.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cA lot of the time, if you don\u2019t discuss this in schools, a lot of children don\u2019t get the chance to discuss it. Sometimes kids get embarrassed to talk about these things with their parents, so they go online and Google.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSometimes parents scold their children [for looking things up]. They\u2019ll say \u2018they Googled naughty words online\u2019. 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