Young People: Digital Resilience Debate

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Department: Department for Education

Young People: Digital Resilience

Lord Storey Excerpts
Tuesday 7th November 2017

(6 years, 6 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Agnew of Oulton Portrait Lord Agnew of Oulton
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Between September 2016 and March 2019, the Government Equalities Office is providing £3 million for six projects that will support schools in England in preventing and responding to homophobic, biphobic and transphobic bullying.

Lord Storey Portrait Lord Storey (LD)
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My Lords, that is an important part of education and PSHE. Can the Minister tell us when the consultation on PSHE will be concluded? Does he not agree that PSHE should be taught in all schools: maintained schools, academies and free schools?

Lord Agnew of Oulton Portrait Lord Agnew of Oulton
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Recent changes to regulations have allowed the Secretary of State to require the teaching of PSHE in academies.