Remarks by Education Minister on Sexuality Education Programme in Schools

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Silent Majority
04 Jul 09 , 03:09 AM

Reply from MOE dated 03.07.09 to my email:
We refer to our interim email reply to you dated 15 June 2009.
School Sexuality Education
Minister, in his briefing to the media on 21 May 2009, reiterated the importance of sexuality education. He emphasised that MOE’s sexuality education programme respects the primary role of parents, reflects social norms and reinforces family values which uphold the conventional family as the basic building block of our society. The Ministry of Education (MOE) will be taking steps to enhance and strengthen the delivery of sexuality education in schools.
For full details on Minister’s remarks on sexuality education programmes in schools, you can refer to our website at: http://www.moe.gov.sg/. Details on MOE’s sexuality education programme can be found at the following link:
http://www.moe.gov.sg/media/press/2009/05/information-sheet-on-ministry.php.
School Counselling
Please allow us to share that teachers interact regularly with students and are able to identify and guide those students who require help in their studies. Teachers may refer to school counsellors those students who require support to overcome social and emotional problems that have hindered their progress in school. Parents who have concerns about their children's school performance or social and emotional well-being may want to discuss them with the relevant teachers or school counsellor. Teacher, counsellor and parent can then collaborate to support the student.