National Curriculum Amendment 20 in play

THE IDEA

Labour have tabled an amendment to the National Curriculum regarding Sex Education. The motion says that there should be more taught against the abuse and rape that is undoubtedly an issue that stains a certain cross section of our society. The often criticised Education Secretary Michael Gove has distanced himself from anything that "deflects" away from Academia but for me and many, many others. School is not just about the Academic subjects, It's about building yourself as a human being and becoming a decent member of society. More needs to be done in this area if we are to get the most from any group of school leavers. Rape is a heinous crime that deeply affects any victim. The tabled amendment asserts there should be some kind of education in Schools about NO means NO. 

MY VIEW

There has been a lot of buzz about this idea on Twitter, I may not agree with the reasons some people have given on why something like this is needed but I wholeheartedly back the idea of having some kind of education involving the issue of rape because it needs to be addressed for many reasons, I'll list a few reasons which I believe are why it's a good idea and how I believe it could and should work out for the best result. Schools should teach the ins and outs of what happens when a case goes to court. 

1.) THE COURT CASES

I believe that this would address the small but problematic false accusations which do a massive disservice to those who have genuinely been raped and also give any victims of rape the reassurance to know that they will be believed and everything will be done for them to secure a conviction of their rapist. 

Also taught in this section should be when No means No. Where does it go to rape? You may be reluctant in maybe getting back with an ex or starting a new relationship with someone too soon but the line needs to be taught. Not the line not to rape someone THAT IS CLEAR, I mean the line from when it becomes rape. What needs to be shown in evidence to convict rapists and how you build a case is so important. 

2.)PERCEIVED CONSENT

You'll hear the stories about the cases where a woman might have regretted having sex with someone, They may have rowed with their partner or best friend and ended up in the arms of a stranger or someone with an ulterior motive. The night may be blurry in their mind yet they feel they didn't consent but don't exactly remember saying no or showing signs of not consenting or being forced. This is a controversial topic but I believe it needs to be addressed. I want all rapists to serve time for their heinous crimes. You need to make it clear you do not consent to sex. Many genuine rapes don't get reported until later because of this very reason. If this was addressed in sex education then things would be a lot different and rapists would get their sentence.  

3.)THE MEN

Whilst the issue of can Women do anything to stop it is pretty controversial the idea that Men shouldn't rape is pretty well known for any good person. YOU DO NOT RAPE. Men and women, girls and boys are well known for being attracted to the opposite sex and talking between their friends about who they like. Well if one of your friends starting talking about who they'd rape you know there's a problem. Adolescent boys would benefit from education on the effects of rape on a woman's self confidence and all the other awful effects an attack can have. Maybe a talk from someone who has been raped and is now a rape counsellor would show the damage that rape can do. 

SUMMING UP

Okay well there are my three main points on the issue, I believe rape is a heinous crime which is a stain on anywhere it takes place. I believe for too long we haven't had a serious discussion about the wider issue of rape in our society and it needs to be seriously looked at and I believe for many reasons that this must be discussed in detail in Schools and things should have started long ago. Only then will we really see how we can save generations from making the same heinous mistakes as previous generations have. Let's have a serious debate and hopefully get this rape stain out of our Society.