33% of parents unaware of sex ed content

More than one in three parents do not know what their children are learning in sex education classes, they have told school inspectors.

The revelation comes as Education Minister Richard Bruton announces a major review of relationship and sexuality education (RSE) in primary and second-level schools, which will focus on consent, contraception, and other issues.

However, he also wants information about the teaching of RSE in schools to be reflected in the parents and students charter that he said every school will be legally required to publish later this year.