Personal, social, health and economic (PSHE) education
Guidance about teaching personal, social, health and economic (PSHE) education in England.
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Personal, social, health and economic (PSHE) education
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This is for:
- school leaders
- school staff
It applies to local-authority-maintained schools.
All schools should make provision for PSHE, drawing on good practice. Schools are also free to include other subjects or topics of their choice in planning and designing their own programme of education.
The current sex and relationships education statutory guidance includes personal, social, health and economic education (PSHE).
Updated statutory guidance will come into effect from September 2020.
The revised curriculum subjects will be:
- relationships education (primary)
- relationships and sex education (RSE) (secondary)
- health education (state-funded primary and secondary)
Read more about the consultation and new statutory guidance.
Published 11 September 2013
Last updated 11 February 2020 + show all updates
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Updated details on previous funding, removed outdated details on drug and alcohol education, and added information about changes from September 2020.
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Added information about updated statutory guidance for 2020.
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First published.
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