Helen Goodman – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Helen Goodman on 2016-01-13.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools teach sex education and consent in PSHE lessons.

Edward Timpson

The Department for Education does not hold data on the number of schools teaching sex education or consent.

The Government believes that all children should have the opportunity to receive a high quality and appropriate sex and relationships education (SRE). SRE is compulsory in maintained secondary schools. Primary schools can choose to teach SRE in an age-appropriate way. All schools providing SRE, including academies and primary schools, must have regard to the Secretary of State’s Sex and Relationship Education Guidance (2000).

Schools often choose to teach sex and relationships education as part of Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education (PSHE), and consent may be a part of this.