Today we launch the Could Do Better Campaign to advocate for changes to RSE/’LGBT’ teaching to future MPs.

Parents have a huge amount of concerns about the way RSE is being implemented by schools. 

Whilst we have sought to empower parents to to work with schools, we’re seeing a huge number of problems.

These are looked into in great detail in our landmark report, ‘Could Do Better‘.

We need to ensure that the unprecedented intake of new MPs hear your concerns.

That is why we are asking parliamentary candidates to sign up to the following three pledges:

1. Mandate Parental Consultation in School Decision-Making

Commit to ensuring that RSE teaching in primary and secondary schools is based on meaningful consultation with parents, who are the primary educators of their children.

2. Objective and Pluralistic Teaching

Ensure that RSE teaching complies with legal requirements by being objective, critical, and pluralistic. Teachers should refrain from promoting their personal views on relationships and instead recognise the broad range of perspectives present in the classroom and society.

3. Clear Communication with Parents

Pledge to make schools fully transparent with parents about the materials they use, the external speakers they invite, what they teach, when they teach it, and provide clear guidelines on what parents can withdraw their children from.

www.coulddobetter.org.uk

What have we done?

We have emailed all Parliamentary candidates. asking them to sign up to the three pledges.

We have also created a special campaign website.

What we need you to  do?

The site has a section that enables you to identify your parliamentary candidates, their email addresses and whether they support the pledges.

Here’s how you can participate, in three simple steps:

1.⁠ ⁠Email your candidates using our template letter and search facility: 

2.⁠ ⁠let us know you have  sent the emails to your parliamentary candidates via the form on our website

3.⁠ ⁠Forward any responses you receive to elections@coulddobetter.org.uk

Encourage other Muslims to join. The more of us involved, the greater the impact. 

JazakAllahu khairan,

Yusuf Patel 

Managing Director, Muslim Family Initiative