Pupils should be taught about breastfeeding with PSHE
Breastfeeding should be added to the school curriculum to help end the stigma about feeding in public, doctors have said.
According to the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH), governments in each nation need to “ensure familiarity with breastfeeding is included as part of statutory personal, social and health education in schools".
The RCPCH has said that “social stigma is a major barrier to breastfeeding” and that more needs to be done to support women to carry on breastfeeding “beyond the first few weeks”.
RCPCH president, Professor Neena Modi, said: “Women, their families, no less children and society at large need information that is sensible and not overly dogmatic.
“There must be a coordinated and determined approach across all the society if the situation is to be improved.”
Read moreLatest News
17/11/2025 - 09:26
Nearly two thirds of Initial Teacher Training providers believe that teachers are not currently prepared to meet the government’s ambition to raise the complexity threshold for SEND pupils entering mainstream schools.
14/11/2025 - 11:04
England’s councils are warning of a "ticking time bomb" in the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) system, with new data showing deficits that could bankrupt local authorities within three years.
13/11/2025 - 12:14
Event for school leaders, governors and education professionals relocates to the historic Old Billingsgate venue in London.
13/11/2025 - 09:49
The regulations have been set following a second consultation and detailed collaborative working with organisations and people across deaf and hearing communities.
13/11/2025 - 09:39
The Education Committee has published a letter to the Secretary of State for Education asking for more detail about the Department for Education’s work on developing its SEND reforms.
