Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHE) education
Hackney Council is currently redesigning how Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHE) education is delivered in schools, shifting responsibility to schools.
Hackney Council is redesigning young people's health services, aiming for a more integrated model. In December 2025, the council announced Public Health is leading a redesign of services commissioned from Young Hackney, focusing on empowering schools to deliver high-quality Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHE) education themselves. This involves shifting away from direct delivery of PSHE in schools, with targeted support for sensitive topics like Relationship and Sex Education and substance use.
In February 2024, Tower Hamlets' Children and Education Scrutiny Sub-Committee discussed children's health, relationships, sex education, and health education within the school curriculum. The committee committed to bringing back a multi-agency brief on these topics.
Key facts
- Hackney Council is streamlining young people's health services. Source
- Public Health is leading the redesign of services commissioned from Young Hackney. Source
- The redesign focuses on empowering schools to deliver PSHE education. Source
- Targeted support will be provided for sensitive topics like RSE and substance use. Source
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