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Time for comprehensive health education in schools

Posted on April 20, 2022 by Beth Cooper

The need for comprehensive health education in schools: From September 2020, the UK school curriculum adapted the way that it teaches sex education. Sex and relationships education (SRE) was replaced by compulsory relationships and sex education (RSE). The adopted changes were developed to meet a growing need for young people to sufficiently understand and develop […]

First aid on the school curriculum

Posted on January 1, 2019 by Emily Oliver

After years of advocacy by the British Red Cross and other stakeholders, the Government has proposed to include first aid as part of a new statutory subject, Health Education. This will increase the number of children and young people able, willing and capable to assist in an emergency, and improve health literacy and self-care; empowering […]