Written question WQ100413
- Asked by
- Steven RodawayReform
- To be answered by
- Cabinet Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 9 days
Question
Will the Cabinet Minister confirm how many teachers delivering relationships and sexuality education have completed accredited training and explain why the Welsh Government has not mandated a standardised syllabus for each age group?
Answer
Answered by Cabinet Minister for Education and the Welsh Language (Anna Brychan)
Through the Welsh Government funded Addysg Cwtch curriculum support grant, all local authority areas have a dedicated RSE advisor to offer advice, support and professional learning to every school in the area for a three-year period, up to March 2028.The mandatory RSE Code does set out required learning across different age groups to ensure this is developmentally appropriate.
Schools are legally required to take account of a range of factors, including the learner’s age, knowledge and maturity, any additional learning needs, and their anticipated physiological and emotional development. The required learning across different phases indicates when practitioners should start to consider teaching topics. It does not mean learners are ready at that point, but it does mean they should not be taught topics before that. RSE must also be delivered in a way that is objective, critical, and pluralistic.