Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions she has had with (a) Cabinet colleagues and (b) the devolved Administrations on the potential for expanding the Stay Aware, Stay Safe, Stay Together campaign to schools and colleges across the UK; and what steps her Department is taking to promote the inclusion of similar safety awareness initiatives within the curriculum for 16-19 year olds.

Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.

The department is currently reviewing the relationships, sex and health education (RSHE) statutory guidance for schools and will look carefully at responses to the public consultation conducted last year, consider the relevant evidence and discuss with stakeholders before setting out next steps to make sure the guidance draws from the best available evidence. As part of this process, we will explore whether additional content is required, including on personal safety and safety awareness.

Sixth-form colleges and further education colleges are autonomous, and as such are responsible for determining the content of teaching provision, including whether to teach young people about personal safety and how to stay safe when going abroad.