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'Freedom from violence and abuse' strategy: summary

Get to grips with the government’s plans to tackle violence against women and girls, and what this will mean for schools over the next 4 years.

Last reviewed on 19 December 2025
School types: All•School phases: All•Ref: 52829
Contents
  1. What’s the latest?
  2. Changes to the curriculum
  3. Integrating learning about positive relationships into every part of school life
  4. Funding to train teachers in teaching healthy relationships
  5. Addressing barriers to recruitment, including recruiting more men
  6. By 2029: national coverage of mental health support teams
  7. From 2026: support for parents and carers to reinforce learning 
  8. Changes for further education colleges

What’s the latest?

The government has set out its strategy for tackling violence against women and girls in its strategy paper and action plan document. 

It covers strategy across all sectors, including planned changes to legislation such as stricter rules for AI models. It also sets out plans for changes to requirements and support for schools. 

There’s nothing to act on right now

There’s no new guidance for schools at this time. We’ll update this article when these changes come into effect, with links to other articles that go into more detail. Select ‘save for later’ at the top of the page, and you’ll receive a notification when we update this article.

You can find all of the school-specific items on pages 8 to 10 of the action plan, linked above.

Changes to the curriculum

Secondary schools will be expected to teach