It might also explain why personal, social and health education (PSHE) is so badly taught in schools. Last week's Ofsted report found that many secondary schools were failing to adequately prepare pupils for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of later life. Too often PSHE is seen by both teachers and pupils as an irrelevant distraction from the core curriculum.
My own memory of PSHE is that it almost entirely consisted of watching videos. When we were asked questions, it never occurred to me that there might not be right or wrong answers, or that we were being invited to express opinions. Ofsted's report suggests my experience wasn't unusual.
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