It is now statutory for schools to teach children and young people about what to expect when they reach adolescence.

What key stages? Key Stage 1 (KS1), Lower Key Stage 2 (LKS2) and Upper Key Stage 2 (UKS2).

Teachers should expect to cover the various effects of puberty on a child; including the social and emotional changes puberty brings, as well as the physical changes. This will help to equip children for what’s to come; it’s an important milestone in a child’s life.