A survey has revealed that teachers and other school staff charged with delivering relationships and sex education (RSE) often have inadequate training or no training at all to cope with the many sensitive and complex issues involved in the subject.
Conducted by the Sex Education Forum (SEF), the poll found that 29 per cent of teachers had received no RSE training at all, while 38 per cent said the training they had received was “inadequate”.
The results have been published alongside a new roadmap resource offering schools support in preparing for September 2020 when RSE (relationships education in primary schools) and health education will become statutory subjects.
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