Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 110644

Schools: Suicide

Tabled: 3 February 2026

Answered: 12 February 2026

Question

Helen Maguire

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support school’s in administering statutory suicide prevention training from September 2026.

Answer

Georgia Gould

The updated 'relationships and sex education (RSE) and health education' statutory guidance, published on 15 July 2025, will be implemented in schools from September 2026. The guidance strengthens content on mental health and wellbeing and requires that a...

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