A Review of Relationship Education in Worcestershire Schools

Report commissioned by Worcestershire County Council including research with schools across Worcestershire. The overall aim of the research was to establish the extent and nature of school-based work on respectful or healthy relationships in Worcestershire schools encompassing work on: friendship; keeping safe; bullying; sexual exploitation; domestic abuse; and other forms of gender based violence.

A mixed methods approach, consisting of an online survey and semi-structured interviews was adopted.Inquiry was made with PSHE teaching staff regarding whether they delivered respectful or healthy relationship education, what and how they delivered and what the barriers were for delivering such education to pupils.