Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education: Training
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment has been made of the training and support needs of teachers and school staff to effectively implement the new RSHE curriculum that all schools must follow from 1 September 2026.
Answered by Josh MacAlister
Education is a significant part of the cross-government strategy to keep women and girls safe, focusing on prevention by instilling early the values and skills needed to protect young people, disrupt dangerous attitudes, and stop harmful behaviours escalating.
As with all curriculum subjects, schools are responsible for ensuring the quality of the relationships, sex and health education (RSHE) they provide. This includes ensuring that staff are properly trained and equipped to teach these subjects accurately and confidently.
The department is currently working at pace through a commercial process to establish the best route to support schools with implementation of the new elements of the RSHE curriculum. Through the Freedom from Violence and Abuse Strategy, the department has committed to invest £3 million over the next two years to ensure that the new curriculum has the greatest impact, and £5 million to pilot healthy relationships training delivered by external providers.
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