News FROM the All-Party Parliamentary Group

Relationships and Sex Education Legislation Workshop

On 13th May 2019, the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Faith and Society will be hosting a roundtable discussion on relationships and sex education legislation.

The event will be chaired by the Rt Hon Stephen Timms MP, chair of the APPG on Faith and Society, and will feature:

  • Chris Jones, Director, Corporate Strategy, Ofsted
  • Jade Gilks, Team Leader, Relationships Education, Relationships and Sex Education, and Health Education Policy, Department of Education
  • Alice Chicken, Assistant Director, Relationships/RSE/PSHE, Department of Education
  • Derek Holloway, School Character and SIAMS Development Manager, Church of England
  • Shimon Cohen, Torah Educational Trust
  • Jo Sell, Relationships and Sexual Health Consultant
  • Claire Clinton, London Borough of Newham
  • Judith Mehmet, Values Foundation

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