Social Media: Animal Welfare
2026-07-12 · Department for Education · 18505 · Official question
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance she provides to schools on addressing social media trends that encourage cruelty towards animals.
Answer
As part of the updated statutory relationships and health education guidance in primary schools and relationships, sex and health education guidance in secondary schools, pupils are taught about online safety and harms. This includes harmful content and t...