Catherine Utting - Sex & Gender Survey in NZ School

Recorded in October 2023, we speak with Catherine Utting, a concerned mother, who speaks about her experience of protecting her daughter from taking part in a survey at her school, which contained intrusive questions asking her child's sex & gender.

Information/Links:

Te Mahau was established in 2021, in response to the review of Tomorrow's Schools - https://temahau.govt.nz/about

MOE initiative - https://inclusive.tki.org.nz/guides/supporting-lgbtiqa-students/make-lgbtiqa-content-and-themes-visible-across-the-curriculum/

UNESCO United nations educational scientific and cultural organisation- https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/reproductive-health/sexual-health/international-technical-guidance-on-sexuality-education.pdf?sfvrsn=10113efc_29&download=true

Family first Sexuality/Gender - https://familyfirst.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Sexuality-Gender.pdf

Welcome to Sex book - https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/controversial-book-welcome-to-sex-a-fabulous-resource-sexuality-educator-says/KOQSA3T2LBFVDNQWV5VW4CXYPA/

RSE - https://hpe.tki.org.nz/assets/healthpe/pdfs/RSE+Guide+y1-8.pdf

https://hpe.tki.org.nz/assets/healthpe/pdfs/RSE+Guide+y9-13.pdf

An interesting read - https://fyi.org.nz/request/19169-relationships-sexuality-education-yrs-1-8-7-10-9-13

https://nzloyal.org.nz