RSHE statutory guidance and your PSHE curriculum
What the guidance requires and how to plan for it.
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Statutory curriculum: PSHE and RSHE guidance
What the statutory guidance requires and how to plan a PSHE curriculum that works.
A PSHE curriculum you can teach with confidence
PSHE and RSHE give children the knowledge and skills to stay safe, build healthy relationships and look after their wellbeing. With new statutory guidance in place, schools need a curriculum that meets the requirements, builds year on year and is easy to evidence. The guides on this page explain what's changed and how to plan PSHE that works for every child.
Getting PSHE and RSHE right
Updated statutory guidance for relationships, sex and health education came into force on 1 September 2026, replacing the 2019 guidance. Ofsted’s personal development and wellbeing area now expects a suitable, well-taught RHE/RSHE programme. A clear, well-mapped PSHE curriculum makes both easier to evidence.
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From our schools
From my perspective as PSHE lead, the programme has been transformative. Instead of starting from scratch, we’re able to deliver lessons that are proactive, age-appropriate and aligned with real student needs. Most importantly, it has helped position PSHE not as an “add-on,” but as central to student success.
Lauren Smith PSHE Lead, Year 6 Teacher, All Saints CE Primary School & Nursery Unit 
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From our schools
Its emphasis on strengths, resilience and positive relationships nurtures respect for themselves and others, while the structured progression of skills supports every child to achieve their personal best, academically, socially and emotionally.
Beth Marshall SENCO, Brambles Primary Academy, Huddersfield 
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From our schools
It has given our children with SEN a voice; they are now able to talk about their feelings.
Year 6 Teacher Radcliffe Hall CofE Primary School 
Explore the resources
Explore the topic further in the guides below.