Changes to sex education ruled out
A spokesperson for the department said no change was envisaged in the Primary RSE (Relationships and Sexuality Education) programme. The Primary RSE is part of the Social, Personal and Health Education (SPHE) curriculum.
Since September 2003 all schools are required to include one period of SPHE a week in their timetables, but no figures are currently available for the number of primary teachers who have received RSE training in recent years.
