Young people's RSE poll 2025

2025 has seen the publication of new Government Relationships, Sex and Health Education (RSHE) guidance. This is the first update to the statutory RSHE guidance (2019) that came alongside historic legislative changes that made Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) mandatory in all schools in England. Sex Education Forum’s annual young people’s RSE poll has been a key tool for monitoring progress over the first five years of guidance implementation and for highlighting gaps in school provision. The 2025 guidance is clearer that RSE needs to start early in primary school with a strong focus on learning skills for managing feelings and relationships.