HCR Law

On 16 May 2024 the Department for Education (the “DfE”) confirmed that, to offer protection to children when being taught sensitive topics in school, draft updated Relationships, Sex and Health Education (RSHE) statutory guidance (the “guidance”) has been produced and is applicable to all schools.

The overarching aim of the updated guidance is to ensure that the RSHE content taught in schools is factual and appropriate to the age of the child, and that children have the capacity to fully understand everything they are taught.

Read more here.