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34 Critical Soc. Pol'y 3 (2014)

handle is hein.journals/critsplcy34 and id is 1 raw text is: Article Devolution and difference: The politics of Sex and Relationships Education in Wales SARAH OERTON University of South Wales, UK ANITA NAOKO PILGRIM Wales Institute of Social and Economic Research, Data and Methods, UK Abstract Drawing upon analysis of policy documents and interviews with key policy makers and professionals co-ordinating Sex and Relationships Education (SRE) in various settings, this paper interrogates the socio- political drivers underpinning SRE policy and practice with reference to the contemporary Welsh context. In media output in the UK context and beyond, there have been widespread public concerns about the over- sexualization of young girls, sexual grooming and the increasing com- mercialization of sex. These issues are also significant in Wales, but a different socio-political culture has led to different public pronounce- ments and a distinctive SRE approach. In this paper, we outline rela- tively new Welsh Assembly Government guidance on SRE (March 2010) in the context of a devolved education system. We argue that the charac- teristics of the Welsh approach to SRE include an emphasis on children's rights and citizenship values, together with efforts to make SRE deliv- ery more multidisciplinary and integrated. We also identify a different political rhetoric around sexual morality and family values, compared Corresponding author: Sarah Oerton, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Business and Society, University of South Wales, Pontypridd, CF37 1DL, UK. Email: sarah.oerton@southwales.ac.uk Critical Social Policy C The Author(s) 2013 Reprints and permissions: sagepub.co.uk/joumalsPermissions.nav DOI: 10.1177/0261018313493159 csp.sagepub.com 3 22 OSAGE

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