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What will the relationships and sex education curriculum look like?

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There has been widespread relief and support at the government’s decision to finally make relationships and sex education compulsory in schools. Attention now turns to the proposed new curriculum and what it should contain. Pete Henshaw reports

From the Children’s Society to Stonewall, from the Education Select Committee to the trade unions – the announcement that relationships and sex education (RSE) is to be made statutory from September 2019 has been widely welcomed.

PSHE also looks certain to become a statutory subject, although this is set to happen at a later date once the content for the new-look RSE is confirmed.

The decision follows a wide-ranging campaign over the past few years that has produced a wealth of research evidence (see below) showing the significant pressures that young people are facing today and the extent of problems such as sexting, sexual bullying and assault, issues around consent and pornography.

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