Letters to the Editor: Catholic sex education won't help children flourish

Extremely concerned about the new ‘Flourish’ programme in primary schools

Our correspondent says parents, teachers and principals should fully read the ‘Flourish’ programme and consider if a programme on sexuality and relationships is the best place to be including God.

I am a secondary school teacher of SPHE and I find myself extremely concerned about the new ‘Flourish’ programme intended to cover relationships and sexuality education (RSE) in primary schools as an accompaniment to the social, personal, and health education curriculum.

This programme, developed by the Catholic Bishops Conference, aligns
a central part of the wellbeing programme for our children with a Catholic ethos.