We have become aware that we have until tomorrow June 15 to send feedback to the Ministry of Education on the senior levels (years 11-13) - 15-18 year olds, on the proposed HEALTH EDUCATION curriculum.
The deadline for other senior curriculum areas is 8 July.
All subject areas are being consulted on. At Let Kids Be Kids we will be sending a filing specific to the HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION - PHASE 5 draft documents.
Parents are the largest group, and the main stakeholder in children’s education… and yet, there is very little representation at a government level for us.
We encourage parents of children who are currently in years 11-13 but in particular those with younger children who will be in the education system in 2028-2029 when these proposed changes are expected to roll out.
We took our eye off the ball and can’t see much commentary about it from other advocacy groups with a similar stance to Let Kids Be Kids.
Meanwhile…
Sexual Wellbeing Aotearoa (Family Planning) has a campaign directing their supporters to submit. It’s worth reading what they have to say. It’s also worth noting that Sexual Wellbeing Aotearoa currently offers the Ministry of Education’s recommended resources for Relationships and Sexuality Education (RSE) to schools throughout NZ and states their resources are in over 50% of schools currently.
Who is lobbying for more rainbow/trans/sexually-driven/ideological content in the health curriculum?
How many of these groups are represent families and parents of the children who will be impacted by the RSE curriculum?
Why are they so intent on having sexually advanced and explicit provisions and ‘gender identity’ content in the curriculum? Just some of the groups include:
Violence Information Aotearoa provides an overview of a number of lobby groups
Auckland Women’s Centre including a campaign run via Our Action Station
The two main teachers unions in New Zealand also encourage teachers and union members to send feedback to these consultation rounds.
Download the draft curriculum documents here and send your filing.
You can also email them directly on nationalcurriculum.refresh@education.govt.nz if you prefer not to complete their survey questions.
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