Proposals on school ethos and sex education not a 'them versus us' clash with religious patrons, TD claims

Independent: Proposals to remove school ethos as a barrier to the objective delivery of sex education are not intended as a “them versus us” clash with religious patrons. Rather it is about putting children’s wellbeing “front and centre and at the heart of education”, according to Green Party TD and former teacher Catherine Martin.

She was speaking after the publication of a report proposing a radical shake up of sex education in schools.

The Oireachtas Education Committee has made a series of recommendations on reforms to the way Relationships and Sexuality Education (RSE) is taught. Read article


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