Academies must publish their policy on relationships education or relationships and sex education. They should consult parents and carers when developing and reviewing it. It must meet pupils’, parents’ and carers’ needs, and reflect the community the academy serves.

What all academies should publish 

All academies should publish:

• the content of the curriculum in each academic year for every subject, including mandatory subjects such as religious education (RE) – this applies even if it is taught as part of another subject or known by another name
• information to make parents and carers aware they have the right to withdraw their child from all or part of RE
• how parents, carers or other members of the public can find out more about the curriculum

Alongside the content of their music curriculum, all academies are expected to publish information about their music development plan. A template is available to support with this.

Where applicable, they should also publish a list of the:

• key stage 1 phonics or reading schemes they use
• key stage 4 courses, including GCSEs, available
• 16 to 19 qualifications they offer

Academies must prepare an accessibility plan that sets out how, over time, they will increase the extent to which disabled pupils participate in the curriculum.

What academies with 16 to 19 provision should publish

Academies with 16 to 19 provision should also publish information on how their curriculum meets the 16 to 19 study programme requirements.