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<p>The Department is committed to supporting all schools in their preparations for
the introduction of relationships education (RE), relationships and sex education
(RSE) and health education from September 2020.</p><p>In July 2018, as part of the
consultation on the draft regulations and statutory guidance, the Department published
a draft impact assessment, which set out the assessment the Department had made of
the impact of the requirement to teach compulsory RE and RSE on independent and maintained
schools. The assessment was made in line with requirements set out in the Small Business,
Enterprise and Employment Act 2015, and responses to the consultation helped finalise
the regulations, statutory guidance and impact assessment. The Government response
can be found here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/780768/Government_Response_to_RSE_Consultation.pdf"
target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/780768/Government_Response_to_RSE_Consultation.pdf</a>.</p><p>The
Department is investing in a central support package to support all schools to increase
the confidence and quality of their teaching practice. We are currently developing
a new online service featuring training materials, case studies and support to access
resources. This will be available from April 2020 with additional content added through
the summer term, covering all of the teaching requirements in the statutory guidance.
The implementation guide will also be provided to all schools as part of this service,
and training offers will be available for schools that need additional support.</p>
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