The Importance of Healthy Relationships

Part of 1. Questions to the Minister for Education – in the Senedd at 2:09 pm on 18 March 2020.

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Photo of Vikki Howells Vikki Howells Labour 2:09, 18 March 2020

Thank you for your answer, Minister, and I do applaud you for making that a mandatory part of the curriculum.

I recently had the pleasure of meeting with Hafan Cymru to discuss the Welsh Government-funded Spectrum project. I was very impressed by that, with the age-appropriate content around healthy relationships and domestic abuse that they offer to Welsh schools, and, crucially, free of charge as well, which is quite a rarity these days. When our schools do reconvene after the coronavirus epidemic is over, I’m sure that our pupils will need support in these areas more than ever. So, how is the Welsh Government encouraging schools in Wales to take up the sessions that Spectrum offers?