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Deliver sex education as part of compulsory PSHE say subject leaders

Subject leaders want the government to implement compulsory personal, social, health and economics education (PSHE) at the same time as sex and relations education, and as part of one, integrated subject. From September 2019, sex and relationships education (SRE) will become compulsory for all secondary schools, while primary schools will have to teach relationships education. […]

Schools need brave teachers for sex and relationships education

Sex education is now compulsory. But how should schools prepare for its introduction in 2019? One answer is good training for teachers, says Helen Corteen A collective whoop of joy rang across Brook on March 1 when education secretary Justine Greening made sex and relationships education (SRE) compulsory in all secondary schools, and relationships education […]

All you wanted to know about sex education in schools… but were afraid to ask

The government has announced it will introduce compulsory sex and relationship education for all schools, including academies. What happens next? The policy has been added to the children and social work bill which is currently making its way through parliament. If passed, all the law will do is place a duty on Justine Greening, the […]

Make sex education compulsory to stop spread of STIs, say councils

Councils across England say compulsory sex education should be extended to academies in order to reduce the spread of sexually-transmitted infections in young adults. The Local Government Association claims the introduction of a statutory duty for academies to provide sex and relationships education could reduce the “thousands of STIs diagnosed in young people later on […]