Sex education to be taught earlier under new primary school curriculum
It’s the biggest shake-up of the Irish primary school curriculum in 25 years A new set of education proposals for an overhaul of the schooling system at a primary level in Ireland have been put forward by the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment. The standout proposal is one that would educate children on sex, […]
2 years ago
Sex education will be made mandatory for fifth and sixth year pupils
Sex education will be mandatory for fifth and sixth-year pupils under the new SPHE curriculum. The updated sex education syllabus will include classes about consent, and the influence pornography has on behaviours. Pupils will also learn about how to notice the signs of abusive relationships. The new curriculum will be mandatory for all pupils. The […]
3 years ago
Norma Foley says sex education syllabus will bring “real experience of young people”
The syllabus hasn’t been updated in 20 years Ireland’s new sex education curriculum that was published this week by the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment, will be introduced for all Junior Cycle students from September. It will provide 100 hours of learning over the three-year Junior Cycle for 12-to 15-year-olds. It plans to address […]
3 years ago
New sex education programme covers consent and gender identity
A review of Ireland’s sex education programme found that it did not reflect the lives of today’s pupils. The Junior Cert SPHE curriculum has been updated after over 25 years. Junior Cert students will learn about consent, gender identity, and emotional well-being in an updated sex education curriculum. The new syllabus will be introduced in […]
3 years ago
Parents can withdraw children from sex education, Minister Foley says
The curriculum is coming in September. Parents will now have the right to withdraw their children from sex education classes at both primary and second level, Minister for Education Norma Foley has said. Parents will be allowed to do this if they do not agree with the content of updated sex education programmes. The National […]
3 years ago
‘This is grooming” – parents call changes to sex education curriculum ‘sickening’
‘Sickening.’ The Department of Education has received dozens of letters about the proposed changes to the sex education curriculum for schools from concerned and outraged parents across Ireland. In letters released by the Department and obtained by the Irish Examiner, many are complaining about the nature of the new curriculum, and what their children will […]
4 years ago