In May 2005, the government published the "Seal" pack (Social and Emotional Aspects of Learning) for primary schools to teach emotional literacy and personal growth. A similar pack - "SEBS" (Social, Emotional and Behavioural Skills) - was developed to support secondary schools in England and Wales.
Statutory PSHE education was set to be introduced in 2010 through the Children, Schools and Families Bill, only for the clause to be removed in "wash-up negotiations" between the government and opposition parties. After the forming of the Conservative Liberal Democrat coalition government, concerns that making the subject compulsory would force primary-aged pupils to learn about sex resulted in ministers being reluctant to push the idea.
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