Education Secretary Justine Greening's announcement this month that she intends to introduce compulsory sex and relationships education (SRE) in all secondary schools, and relationships education (RE) in all primaries from 2019, is excellent news for young people today and in the future.
The urgent case for all pupils to learn about negotiating healthy, safe, consensual relationships became unarguable, especially from a safeguarding perspective, and led to unprecedented cross-party consensus on the issue.
At the same time, the Education Secretary announced legislation that gives her the power to make personal, social, health and economic (PSHE) education statutory in its entirety in all schools, dependent on an upcoming consultation.
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