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<p>Sex and relationship education (SRE) is compulsory in maintained secondary schools.
When teaching SRE, all schools (including academies through their funding agreements)
must have regard to the Secretary of State’s guidance.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The
statutory guidance makes clear that all sex and relationship education should be age-appropriate
and that schools should ensure that young people develop positive values and a moral
framework that will guide their decisions, judgments and behaviour.</p><p> </p><p>
</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Education also encourages schools to draw on resources
produced by experts to inform their SRE teaching. For example, the PSHE Association,
the Sex Education Forum and Brook have published ‘Sex and Relationships Education
for the 21st century’, which helps schools to take into account recent changes in
technology and legislation when teaching SRE.</p><p> </p>
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