Relationships training has been obligatory for main colleges since September 2020.
Kids are taught about wholesome, respectful relationships, specializing in household and friendships – together with on-line and social media. Additionally they find out about bodily well being, elements of the physique, boundaries and puberty.
The federal government strongly encourages colleges to incorporate educating about various kinds of household and same-sex relationships.
At secondary faculty, relationships, intercourse and well being training is necessary – and covers content material on a wider vary of key matters.
It consists of intercourse, sexual relationships, consent, on-line abuse, home abuse and feminine genital mutilation (FGM).
In some instances, dad and mom have a proper to take away their little one from some intercourse training classes, however not from relationships training.