Is the teaching of PSHE compulsory?
The Children and Social Work Act 2017 provides for PSHE to be made statutory at all schools in England through regulations. Following a call for evidence on PSHE teaching, the government committed in July 2018 to making health and relationships aspects of PSHE compulsory from September 2020, and announced the introduction of statutory health education, alongside its proposals on relationships and sex education (RSE). Key aspects of relationships education, RSE and health education will be in scope for Ofsted inspection.
What will health education cover?
A consultation on draft statutory guidance on RSE and health education is open until 7 November. As well as teaching about the benefits of healthy eating and keeping fit, the new compulsory health education will cover the prevention of health problems and the development of qualities such as confidence, resilience, self-respect and self-control.
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