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<p>The Children and Social Work Act (2017) places a duty on the Secretary of State
for Education to make Relationships Education mandatory in all primary schools, and
Relationships and Sex Education mandatory in all secondary schools, in England.</p><p>As
part of our next steps, the Department intends to conduct a thorough and wide ranging
engagement on Relationships Education and Relationships and Sex Education. This will
determine the content of the regulations and statutory guidance, covering subject
content, school practice and quality of delivery. We will ensure the subjects are
carefully designed to safeguard and support pupils whilst being deliverable for schools.</p><p>The
Department is fully committed to this programme of work and will set out shortly more
details about the engagement process, the timetable and the work to consider age appropriate
subject content.</p><p>This will result in draft regulations and guidance on which
we will consult. Following consultation, regulations will be laid in the House allowing
for a full and considered debate.</p>
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