Balls defends last-minute 'U-turn' on sex education

Balls defends last-minute 'U-turn' on sex education - 23 Feb 2010

Ed Balls today defended the right of faith schools to teach that contraception, abortion and homosexuality are wrong as campaigners accused him of "betraying" children in faith schools and capitulating to the faith lobby by watering down new laws on sex education.

More - The Catholic Education Service claimed that the amendment being debated today was "secured" thanks to its lobbying.

Ed Balls talking “nonsense” on Sex Ed, not Accord - 19 Feb 2010

The Accord Coalition has strongly defended its claims that a government u-turn on Personal, Social, Health and Economic education (PSHE) could lead to homophobia in schools and has parallels with Section 28, and argued that Ed Balls has misunderstood or misrepresented the impact of the amendment.

Faith schools opt-out gets approval - 24 Feb 2010

MPs pass Ed Balls's controversial change to the sex education bill, allowing faith schools to opt out of rules on teaching homosexuality and contraception.