21 July 2011

DfE opens review of PSHE education

The Department for Education has opened a review of personal,social, health and economic (PSHE) education.

An internal review was promised in the schools White Paper: The Importance of Teaching. However, this has been widened and DfE are now seeking the views of the children's sector more widely.

The consultation recognises the importance of PSHE in the curriculum and seeks to determine how to support schools to improve the quality of teaching of PSHE education, including giving teachers the flexibility to use their judgement about how best to deliver it.

A consultation document is available at  www.education.gov.uk/consultations/index.cfm?action=consultationDetails&consultationId=1759&external=no&menu=1