Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 11 February 2015.
Terms of Reference
Summary
1 Introduction
Background
Our inquiry
What is PSHE?
Context
2 Why teach PSHE and SRE in schools?
Outcomes-based arguments: does SRE 'work'?
Sexual behaviour
Teenage conceptions
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs)
Wider health outcomes
Effects of PSHE on academic attainment and 'resilience'
Promoting 'wellbeing'
Rights-based arguments
Safeguarding arguments
Child sexual exploitation and vulnerable young people
Cyberbullying and sexting
Consent and abusive behaviour between teenagers
What parents and young people want
How should the effectiveness of PSHE and SRE be measured?
Conclusions
3 The provision and quality of PSHE and SRE in schools
How is PSHE and SRE provided in schools?
The quality of provision: evidence from Ofsted
Student perceptions of quality
Poor practice in SRE
Parental concerns about "inappropriate" materials
Best practice in SRE
4 Recent Government actions and the supplementary advice
Recent history
Actions taken in 2013-14
Statements in the National Curriculum
Communications to schools and the requirement to publish curricula online
PSHE Expert Group
Funding for the PSHE Association
Revised statutory guidance on safeguarding
'Character', 'resilience' and 'grit'
2014 Supplementary advice from the voluntary sector
Reception and awareness levels
Government endorsement and promotion
Is advice sufficient?
The Government's broader strategy for improving PSHE
5 Improving PSHE and SRE
The supply of trained teachers
Initial teacher training (ITT)
Continuous Professional Development
The supply of school nurses and other professionals working with schools
Curriculum time
Leadership
Parental involvement, and listening to young people
Accountability and the balance of incentives
Correct terminology
Focusing on relationships
Conclusions and recommendations
6 The status of PSHE and SRE
The current position
The parental right to withdraw their children from elements of SRE
Support for statutory status
What it is hoped statutory status will achieve
Balancing prescription with local flexibility
Arguments against the effectiveness of statutory status
Comparisons with the introduction of citizenship
7 Conclusion
Annex A: List of participants at a private seminar, 10 September 2014
Annex B: Programme for the Committee's visit to Bristol, 27 November 2014
Formal Minutes
Witnesses
Published written evidence
List of Reports from the Committee during the current Parliament
