§ Lord Northbourneasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many and what proportion of secondary schools in England and Wales are regularly delivering relationships education as part of the curriculum to all pupils; and [HL1048]
How many and what proportion of secondary schools in England and Wales which are delivering relationships education as part of the curriculum have one or more teachers who have been trained specifically to deliver this subject. [HL1049]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Education and Skills (Baroness Ashton of Upholland)All secondary schools are expected to deliver education about relationships through the framework for personal, social and health education (PSHE), and through compulsory sex and relationship education (SRE).
133WAPrecise information about the numbers of teachers trained to deliver PSHE is not held centrally. However, latest evidence from Osted indicates that three out of five secondary schools have participated in in-service training relating to PSHE. In 2003 we rolled out a professional development programme for teachers of PSHE which includes a specialist module for SRE. Over 700 teachers in primary, secondary and special schools are currently taking part and 3,000 teachers will be targeted in 2004– 05.
§ Lord Northbourneasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they have any plans to increase the teacher training facilities for relationships education. [HL1050]
§ Baroness Ashton of UphollandThe standards for the award of qualified teacher status, set out inQualifying to teach, already require all trainees to be familiar with the programme of study for citizenship and the national curriculum framework for personal, social and health education (PSHE) relevant to the age range they are trained to teach. Qualifying to teach is supported by the Handbook of Guidance, which is updated regularly and contains exemplification material relating to PSHE and citizenship.