Relationships Education is compulsory for pupils from the age of four, and covers 'healthy, respectful relationships' both online and offline, but mainly focuses on family and friends.
Schools are set to be banned from teaching sex education to children before the age of nine. Education Secretary Gillian Keegan will unveil proposals tomorrow for a total ban for under nines.
Education Secretary Gillian Keegan will tell teachers to explain "biological" facts and announce a consultation that proposes schools be barred from teaching sex education of any type before year 5, when children are nine years old.
Education secretary Gillian Keegan to announce guidelines for phased discussion of topics depending on pupils’ ageSex education in England’s primary schools is to be limited to those aged nine and over, with “explicit” discussions on topics such as contraception to be delayed until the age of 13, according to new guidance to be proposed by the government.The revised guidance on relationships, sex and health education is expected to be published this week by the education secretary, Gillian...
