PE1918 : Improve sex education in schools
Petition Summary
Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to reforms sex education by updating guidance and implementing clear teaching rules, focusing on topics such as:
- Menstruation and related illnesses
- Puberty
- LGBT sex, including asexuality
- Fertility
- Pornography
- Any other things that are deemed useful
Petitioner: Kate Freedman
Status: Closed
Date published: 06 December 2021
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Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee Consideration
Spice Briefing (132.3KB, pdf) (132KB, pdf) posted 21 December 2021
Committee Meetings
23 March 2022: The Committee agreed to write to Education Scotland. It also agree to write to the Scottish Government.
Official Report of Meeting 23 March 2022
18 January 2023: The Committee agreed to write to Education Scotland.
Official Report of Meeting 18 January 2022
08 November 2023: The Committee agreed to close the petition under Rule 15.7 of Standing Orders.
Official Report of Meeting 08 November 2023
Written Submissions
PE1918/A: Scottish Government submission of 6 January 2022
PE1918/B: Testimony Adegbite submission of 8 December 2021
PE1918/C: Scottish Government submission of 5 October 2022 (67.3KB, pdf) (67KB, pdf) posted 10 October 2022
PE1918/D: Education Scotland submission of 23 October 2023 (85KB, pdf) (85KB, pdf) posted 25 October 2023