The Scottish Government released new draft guidelines on the delivery of Relationships, Sexual Health and Parenthood education to be applied in Scottish schools. The new guidance, which is issued under section 56 of the Standards in Scotland’s Schools Act 2000, is designed to replace earlier guidance issued in 2014. A public consultation on the draft is due to end on 23 November 2023.
The guidance has created concern among denominational schools that it will undermine their ethos and autonomy despite the guidance itself stating that RSHP education has a central role in promoting the ethos of the school.
