Statutory RSHE

What to cover, and how to cover it

Most of PSHE education became compulsory for all schools in September 2020. These statutory RSHE requirements cover Relationships Education at key stages 1 and 2, Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) at key stages 3 and 4 and Health Education from key stage 1 to 4. This was a big moment for those of us working to raise the status and quality of the subject for years. 

We have everything you need to plan and teach RSHE with confidence while getting your senior leadership, parents and pupils on board. And we make sure you’re not just ticking boxes – but designing a coherent, easy-to-evidence PSHE curriculum that also covers economic wellbeing and careers. 

Note that when planning for school year 2024/25 schools should continue to follow the statutory RSHE guidance in force since 2020. Though a proposed update was published for consultation in May 2024, this remains draft with no indication yet as to next steps from the new government. We have outlined our deep concerns with this draft and also joined over 100 other organisations in asking for it to be discarded.