Following a review of sex education by the Welsh government it has been announced that relationship and sexuality education (RSE) is to be a statutory part of the school curriculum from 2022 for five- to 16-year-olds.
In England, sex and relationship education will be compulsory in secondary schools from 2019, with relationship education being made statutory in primary schools.
Currently in Wales, sex and relationship education is a statutory part of the basic curriculum but schools are able to decide how the subject is taught.
In a statement the Welsh government said that for some schools this "doesn't stretch beyond the biological aspects of human relationships".
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