it was decided that primary school children would not have mandatory relationships and sex education.

They would just have mandatory relationships education.

And in primary school, you're not allowed to withdraw your child from relationships education.

So that is a completely mandatory subject with no parental withdrawal.

And that is causing a bit of a hoo-ha with the anti-O-SD brigade,

and they are planning on bringing a judicial review to overturn that decision.

Welcome to Doing It with me, Hannah Witten, where we talk all things, sex, relationships, dating and our bodies.

Hello, welcome back to doing it and happy Sexual Health Week. Sexual Health Week takes place

around this time every year in the UK and this year it's run by Brooke, the Young People's Sexual Health

Charity, who I am an ambassador for. Every year there is a different theme such as porn, consent,

and last year we did some podcast episodes around the theme of sex and disability for sexual

health week. And this year, the theme is get your RSE in gear

RSE stands for sex and relationships education this is a specific call to schools as

September 2020 is when relationships and sex education becomes compulsory for schools

in England to teach.

We have been leading up to this moment since the bill passed in 2017, and this episode is going

to be all about what this law change is, how it came about, and what does it mean practically

for teachers and schools. To answer all of my questions, my guest this week is Liso Hallgarten, who is the head

of policy and public affairs at Brook.

She has spent her career as an educator, trainer and advocate for young people's rights to

accessible sexual health services and championing inclusive, comprehensive and sex-positive

relationships and sex education.

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