As an educationalist, I agree with the old maxim “Let kids be kids.” That’s why I have major concerns over the new Relationships and Sex Education curriculum (RSE). It’s beyond me why a Conservative government is pushing this authoritarian approach. The rights and responsibilities of parents...
“In his Apostolic Exhortation Amoris Laetitia Pope Francis speaks of the need for an authentic formation for the young in human sexuality. The Holy Father advocates an education for love, for mutual self-giving to overcome self-centredness in order to prepare young people for a “great...
From September 2020, secondary schools will be obliged to provide “relationships and sex education”. Many parents and teachers are justifiably worried about the increasing pressure for schools to teach children about sexuality – especially when some senior leaders in schools may see it as an...
Back in the Spring of 2014, I was invited by the Oxford Union to speak against the motion that ‘promiscuity is a virtue, not a vice’. I was invited to address the assembly in my capacity as the then-Director for Marriage and Family Life for...
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John Cook is Head of Religious Education at St. Mary’s High School, Hereford. He describes the unique way in which A Fertile Heart brings a whole new perspective to the task of delivering RSE and why it’s not just beneficial for the pupils but for...
