Personal Social Health and Economic Education (PSHE) will not be made compulsory in schools, as parts of the Children, Schools and Family Bill were abandoned last month. PSHE education equips young people with the skills to deal with drugs and alcohol, emotional health and wellbeing, and sex and relationships. Lucie Russell, director of campaigns for YoungMinds said: ‘Providing children and young people with the space to learn about and discuss these areas is an absolutely vital part of growing up in 21st century Britain and losing this statutory duty lets down a generation of children and young people.’

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