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Suicide: Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education

Commons · Question 19152 · Tabled 15 Jul 2026 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 4 Sep 2026

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Asked by Tom Gordon

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans her Department has to evaluate the implementation of age-appropriate suicide prevention and mental health education within Relationships, Sex and Health Education in schools; and what support is avai

Answer

Answered by Georgia Gould, 4 Sep 2026

The statutory relationships, sex and health education (RSHE) curriculum includes content on mental wellbeing, resilience, recognising signs of poor mental health, and how to access support. Schools are responsible for determining how this content is taugh...