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Lauren Harte

Education Minister says 'considerable work' being done on sex education in NI schools

Education Minister Michelle McIlveen has defended the current teaching of relationships and sexuality education (RSE) in Northern Ireland's schools, saying "considerable work has been done over many years to ensure that resources are in place".

The DUP minister faced criticism from some MLAs during Education Question Time in the Assembly on Tuesday.

While RSE is already mandatory in schools here, there is a minimum content order, some schools can work within their ethos as to what exactly is taught.

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