Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 64651

Offences against Children: Internet

Tabled: 2 July 2025
Answered: 10 July 2025

Question

Rebecca Paul

ConservativeReigate

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve online safety education in schools to help children (a) recognise and (b) respond to online grooming.

Answer

Catherine McKinnell
As part of statutory relationships and health education in primary schools and relationships, sex and health education (RSHE) in secondary schools, pupils are taught about online safety and harms. The statutory guidance emphasises that schools should be a...

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