§ Lord Hyltonasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they encourage primary and secondary schools to consult their parent-teacher associations as to the content of sex education and related teaching. [HL5335]
§ Baroness Ashton of UphollandThe responsibility for determining the content of sex education and related teaching rests with governing bodies and head teachers. Our sex and relationship education (SRE) guidance, published in July 2000, clearly states that governing bodies and head teachers should consult parents in developing their SRE policy to ensure that the views of parents and the community are reflected. All schools must have an SRE policy, which is made available to parents and to Ofsted for inspection.