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241 Sex education.E+W

(1)In section 2(1) of the M1Education Reform Act 1988 (content of curriculum), after “school” in paragraph (a) there is inserted—

(aa)in the case of a secondary school, provision for sex education for all registered pupils at the school;

(ab)in the case of a special school, provision for sex education for all registered pupils at the school who are provided with secondary education.

(2)In section 114(1) of the M2Education Act 1944 (interpretation), after the definition of “Senior pupil” there is inserted—

Sex education” includes education about—

(a)Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome and Human Immunodeficiency Virus, and

(b)any other sexually transmitted disease.

(3)After section 17 of the Education Reform Act 1988 there is inserted—

17A Exemption from sex education.

If the parent of any pupil in attendance at any maintained school requests that he may be wholly or partly excused from receiving sex education at the school, the pupil shall, except so far as such education is comprised in the National Curriculum, be so excused accordingly until the request is withdrawn.

(4)The Secretary of State shall so exercise the power conferred by section 4 of that Act to revise the National Curriculum as to secure that the subject of science does not include—

(a)Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome and Human Immunodeficiency Virus,

(b)any other sexually transmitted disease, or

(c)aspects of human sexual behaviour, other than biological aspects,

and sections 20, 21 and 232(4) of that Act (procedure for making orders), and section 242 of this Act, shall not apply to any order made only for the purposes of this subsection.

(5)The governing body of every maintained or grant-maintained school and, in relation to pupils who are provided with secondary education, the governing body of every maintained special school shall—

(a)make, and keep up to date, a separate written statement of their policy with regard to the provision of sex education, and

(b)make copies of the statement available for inspection (at all reasonable times) by parents of registered pupils at the school and provide a copy of the statement free of charge to any such parent who asks for one.

(6)In relation to any county, or controlled, secondary school, and in relation to any pupils who are provided with secondary education in a maintained special school, section 18 of the M3Education (No. 2) Act 1986 (policy for curriculum in county etc. schools), shall have effect with the omission of subsections (2) and (6)(c)(i) and of the references to the matters mentioned in subsection (2) of that section.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1S. 241(5) applied (1.4.1994) by S.I. 1994/653, reg. 40

S. 241(5) extended (1.9.1994) by S.I. 1994/2103, reg. 2, Sch. 1 Pt. I para. 4

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