General assertions by the Member doesn't create a new reality on the ground. She asserts that there is confusion; she asserts many things in her contribution today. Let's just look at the evidence in reality here.

The Member is aware that the code already requires schools to engage with parents in relation to the content of the RSE curriculum, and schools are doing that. It's absolutely core to the requirement of the code and guidance that that should happen, as actually is consistent with our approach to the curriculum in general. Schools are on a journey to introducing better informed, age-appropriate RSE across our school system. I want to support them in doing that. They have the benefit of the code, they have the guidance, and they have an increasing amount of resource that enables them and supports them to do that. All schools know that they need to, and do, engage with parents in relation to this issue. That is the best way of making sure that our young people get the education that they need.