Following yesterday’s coverage of the Department for Education’s position on teaching about sexual orientation and faith schools, it is worth clarifying that the Equality Act 2010 sets expectations on all schools, including faith schools, to promote equality. It is also worth remembering that the overwhelming majority of schools, including faith schools, are working hard to do so.
This week was Body Confidence Week, with a variety of activities around body image and self-esteem taking place to mark it.
In an interview with the BBC’s Woman’s Hour today, Nicky Morgan spoke positively about PSHE education, including sex and relationships education.
The PSHE Association welcomes today’s statement by the Liberal Democrats in support of a statutory requirement for PSHE education in all state schools and calls from the Labour party for important areas of the PSHE curriculum such as sex and relationships education to be made compulsory.