Survey for secondary pupils
RSE and health education
For pupils in Years 7 to 13 after the RSE and health unit: whether topics feel relevant and well timed, confidence in teaching, feeling safe to ask questions, what is missing and where pupils go for information instead. About 4 minutes to complete.
What respondents read first
This survey asks what you think of your relationships, sex and health education (RSE) lessons. It does not ask about your own life or relationships. It takes about 4 minutes and it is anonymous: results are only shown for groups of 5 or more pupils. If you write something that makes us worried about your safety or someone else's, the school's safeguarding lead will read that comment. They will not know who wrote it, so they cannot come and find you. This survey is not the way to get help quickly, so if you need help now, talk to an adult you trust in school.
How anonymity works in this survey
- The school cannot see who answered. Nothing is reported until 10 people have answered.
- A group, such as one role or one year group, is shown only when 5 or more people in it have answered. Smaller groups are hidden.
- An answer chosen by fewer than 5 people is hidden, along with enough others that it cannot be worked out by subtraction.
- Written comments appear only once 10 people have answered.
The questions
Numbered in the order respondents see them.
Respondents choose
Which year are you in?
- Year 7
- Year 8
- Year 9
- Year 10
- Year 11
- Year 12
- Year 13
This places each answer in a group for the report. It is the only question about the person answering.
Relationships, sex and health education7
- Question 1.
RSE and health lessons cover topics that matter to people my age.
Agree scale: five points, strongly disagree to strongly agree
- Question 2.
Topics in RSE and health lessons are taught at the right age for me.
Agree scale: five points, strongly disagree to strongly agree
- Question 3.
I trust the information I get in RSE and health lessons.
Agree scale: five points, strongly disagree to strongly agree
- Question 11.
Which of these would you like to learn more about in RSE and health lessons? Choose up to three.
Choose any that apply
- Friendships
- Relationships and staying safe online
- Consent
- Sexual health and contraception
- Puberty and changing bodies
- Mental health
- Sleep, food and exercise
- Drugs, alcohol and vaping
- Respect, equality and identity
- Nothing more
- Question 12.
Thinking about this year, did any topic come too late to be useful to you?
Choose one
- Yes
- No
- Not sure
- Question 13.
Apart from lessons, where do you go for information about relationships and health? Choose up to three.
Choose any that apply
- A parent or carer
- Someone else in my family
- Friends
- A member of staff at school
- Social media or video apps
- Search engines or general websites
- The NHS or other trusted health websites
- AI chatbots
- I do not look anywhere else
- Question 14.
What one thing would make RSE and health lessons more useful?
Write your own answer
RSE lessons4
- Question 4.
My teacher seems confident teaching RSE and health topics.
Agree scale: five points, strongly disagree to strongly agree
- Question 5.
I feel safe to ask questions in RSE lessons.
Agree scale: five points, strongly disagree to strongly agree
- Question 6.
There is a way to ask a question in RSE lessons without others knowing it was me.
Agree scale: five points, strongly disagree to strongly agree
- Question 7.
Pupils in my class take RSE lessons seriously.
Agree scale: five points, strongly disagree to strongly agree
Personal development3
- Question 8.
I have learned what a healthy relationship looks like.
Agree scale: five points, strongly disagree to strongly agree
- Question 9.
What I have learned about consent is useful to me.
Agree scale: five points, strongly disagree to strongly agree
- Question 10.
I have learned ways to look after my mental health.
Agree scale: five points, strongly disagree to strongly agree
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