This is statutory guidance from the Department for Education issued under section 80A of the Education Act 2002 and section 403 of the Education Act 1996.
Schools must have regard to the guidance and, where they depart from those parts of the guidance which state that they should, or should not, do something, they will need to have good reasons for doing so.
This statutory guidance applies to all schools
Statutory guidance - relationships education, relationships and sex education