Parent United have written to all the councilors in Redbridge on 20th September introducing Our organisation.
Dear Respected Councilor,
We are writing to introduce Parents United. A parent led group created in response to concerns surrounding the Relationship and Sex Education curriculum, which will come into effect in April 2021.
We have been engaging with our school and the council since last year. Following the education scrutiny meeting to voice our concerns in January this year, we met various councillors resulting in a meeting with Council representatives responsible for RSE in February 2020.
Following this discussion, we felt the need to tackle the unawareness and create a platform to educate parents and to have their voices heard.
We were concerned about the lack of faith group participation in the consultations done by the Council. We lobbied for a wider representation of all faith communities to engage in the process.
We recently brought in FORMO- Federation of Redbridge Muslim Organisations to be consulted for Islamic faith and KICC- Kingsway International Christian Centre. We are hoping that the council will reach out to other faith organisations who represent the families in Redbridge and meaningfully consulted. Our group is for parents and guardians from all faiths and backgrounds.
Our aims are:
- Meaningful parental consultation by schools in line with their legal duties.
- An age appropriate RSE curriculum that doesn’t undermine the values of parents/families;
- Implementation- resources and teaching methods that are age appropriate and factual
- Assurance that children can voice their perspective respectfully, without the fear of being penalised or reported to prevent agencies and other authorities.
- A conflict resolution process and RSE watchdog.
In our view, unity is our greatest asset, we hope to bring all community members together and to hear everyone’s opinions no matter what an individual’s take on the new curriculum is. Healthy discussion and debate should be encouraged and is the only way a rounded curriculum for all is to be achieved.
We are asking for yours and all of Redbridge’s wonderful councillors to support us in our endeavours to the benefit of all Redbridge residents.
We are planning to hold a public meeting soon which originally had to be postponed due to Covid, on zoom and will be reaching out to you to invite you to attend if things go as planned.
If you like to find out more about our organisation and our activities or if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
PARENTS UNITED can be reached at admin@parentsunited.org.uk.
Visit us at www.parentsunited.org.uk
With kind regards,
Parents United
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