A Bill to require the Secretary of State to provide that Personal, Social, Health and Economic education (PSHE) be a statutory requirement for all state-funded schools; for PSHE to include Sex and Relationships Education (SRE) and education on ending violence against women and girls; to provide for initial and continuing teacher education and guidance on best practice for delivering and inspecting PSHE and SRE education; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
13 May 2016
This bill would make Personal, Social, Health and Economic education (PSHE) a legal requirement in all state-funded schools. It requires PSHE to include Sex and Relationships Education (SRE) and education on ending violence against women and girls, and it sets out initial and continuing teacher training and guidance on how to deliver and inspect PSHE and SRE.
The bill is currently at the second reading in the House of Commons. If it progresses, it would move to committee for detailed examination.
Generated 21 February 2026
The 2015-16 session of Parliament has ended and this Bill will make no further progress.
This Bill was introduced to Parliament on Wednesday 15 July 2015 under the Ten Minute Rule. This allows an MP to make his or her case for a new bill in a speech lasting up to ten minutes. An opposing speech may also be made before the House decides whether or not the bill should be introduced. If the MP is successful the bill is taken to have had its first reading.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
