House of Lords written question – answered at on 23 January 2009.
Baroness Gould of Potternewton
Deputy Chairman of Committees, Deputy Speaker (Lords)
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, in the light of the Macdonald review on personal, social and health education not being completed before March, they will introduce legislation in time for preparation and implementation by schools for the academic year starting in September 2010.
Baroness Morgan of Drefelin
Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Children, Schools and Families, Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Children, Schools and Families) (Children, Young People and Families)
The time needed for public consultation and the parliamentary process means that personal, social, health and economic (PSHE) education would not become a statutory requirement in time for schools to prepare effectively to implement this in the academic year starting in September 2010. The department's standard practice is to allow schools at least one academic year to prepare for changes to the curriculum or qualifications.
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