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Relationships and Sex Education

Asked by Dr Scott ArthurLabourDepartment for EducationTabled Answered 2 May 2025UIN 48006

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she taking to ensure that children receive sex and relationship education.

Answered by Catherine McKinnell

Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.

It is compulsory for schools to teach relationships education for primary school pupils, relationships and sex education for secondary school pupils, and health education for all pupils in state-funded schools, in line with the relationships, sex and health education (RSHE) statutory guidance, which has been in place since September 2020.

Oak National Academy are developing new resources to support schools with the delivery of RSHE, which will start to become available later this year.

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