The government is considering making sex and relationships education compulsory in colleges.
The Women and Equalities Select Committee called for the move in July, arguing that doing so would help more young people avoid “potentially harmful and dangerous situations”.
Currently, relationships, sex and health education (RSHE) is mandatory in secondary schools up to the age of 16.
The Department for Education today revealed it is now weighing up applying the same rule to post-16 education, in its response to the committee’s recommendations.
