New research finds lessons are inconsistently delivered, with few opportunities to ask questions, and with students having little influence over how to improve things.
And at a time when peer-on-peer sexual abuse and harassment is a significant problem, young people are not being taught about healthy relationships or to recognise grooming behaviour.
Research involving 1,002 young people aged 16 to 17 has sought to shine a light on their experience of RSE. Published by the Sex Education Forum (SEF, 2022), the report says that better training and long-term funding are urgently needed to support teachers to deliver comprehensive and quality RSE.
Statutory RSE in secondary schools and relationships education in primary schools should have been delivered from September 2021. Schools are expected to follow statutory RSE guidance (DfE, 2019) which sets out a range of topics.
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