AQW 34848/22-27 Written question to the Minister of Education

To ask the Minister of Education to detail any provision of Relationships and Sexuality Education that will be delivered under the Executive’s Ending Violence Against Women and Girls strategy.

Asked by Claire Sugden MLA on 6 November 2025

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Tabled
6 November 2025
Answer due by
21 November 2025
Answered
2 December 202526 days after tabling
Department
Department of Education
Priority question
No

Answer

Developing healthy, respectful relationships is essential to ensuring that children and young people gain the knowledge, understanding, and skills needed to make informed life choices and act responsibly in their relationships and behaviour.

The Curriculum already places a strong emphasis on healthy relationships and through Relationship and Sexuality Education (RSE), schools can play a key role in addressing emerging issues from the Strategic Framework to End Violence Against Women and Girls, such as violence, misogyny, coercive control, and sexual harassment.

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