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<p>From September 2020, relationships education became compulsory for all primary
school-aged pupils, relationships and sex education compulsory for all secondary school-aged
pupils, and health education compulsory for all pupils in state-funded schools in
England.</p><p>Statutory guidance on the new curriculum has been published and is
available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/relationships-education-relationships-and-sex-education-rse-and-health-education"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/relationships-education-relationships-and-sex-education-rse-and-health-education</a>.
This guidance states that pupils should be taught key facts about the menstrual cycle,
including what is an average period, the range of menstrual products and implications
for emotional and physical health.</p><p>To support schools further the department
developed teacher training modules which are freely available to download from GOV.UK.
We worked closely with Endometriosis UK when drawing up the ‘changing adolescent body’
module which references endometriosis.</p>
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