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<p>This Government believes that all children should have the opportunity to receive
a high quality and appropriate sex and relationship education (SRE). SRE is compulsory
in all maintained secondary schools and many primary schools also teach it in an age-appropriate
way. The Government also expects academies and free schools to deliver SRE as part
of their provision of a broad and balanced curriculum.</p><p> </p><p>Any state-funded
school teaching SRE must have regard to the Secretary of State’s SRE guidance (2000).
The Department does not collect data about the number of schools that follow the guidance.
The Department has received requests about updating the existing SRE guidance which
we will carefully consider.</p><p> </p><p>Ofsted does not inspect individual curriculum
subjects. However, aspects of Personal Social, Health and Economic (PSHE) education
and SRE will inform its judgment on personal development, behaviour and welfare. Inspectors
must also consider the spiritual, moral, social and cultural development of pupils.
Schools have responsibility for acting upon the inspection reports they receive and
any weaknesses will be considered when the school is next inspected.</p><p> </p><p>Initial
Teacher Training is currently determined by the Teachers’ Standards, which all trainee
teachers must be able to demonstrate by the end of their training. The Standards set
out the key principles of good subject pedagogy and the importance of subject knowledge
development across the curriculum. Schools and headteachers are best placed to determine
which staff learning activities will be most beneficial for their schools and we expect
them to lead the personal development of their teachers to improve the quality of
all round teaching.</p><p> </p><p>The Department supports schools’ efforts to improve
PSHE teaching, by drawing schools’ attention to a range of high quality PSHE education
teaching resources, including quality resources, lesson plans, a programme of study,
factsheets and case studies. These resources are kite-marked by the PSHE Association
to ensure that schools can trust the materials they use and improve their teaching.</p>
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