Make the teaching of sexual consent compulsory in schools

Rejected 20 signatures

What the petition asks

Rape, sexual abuse and harassment are prevalent issues effecting our society.

More needs to be done to tackle these issues. Children need to be taught what constitutes consentual sex and what actions are considered sexual abuse and harassment as part of the compulsory national curriculum.

The teaching of consent in schools is currently not compulsory.

85,000 women and 12,000 men are raped in England and Wales alone every year.

1 in 5 women aged 16 - 59 has experienced some form of sexual violence since.

Some references:
https://rapecrisis.org.uk/statistics.php
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2015/mar/09/sexual-consent-lessons-government-criticised-pshea-inadequate

Why it was rejected

The UK Government or Parliament was already taking the action it asked for.

Consent and sexual assault are already part of the new curriculum on relationships and sex education, which will be mandatory from September. You can find out more here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/relationships-education-relationships-and-sex-education-rse-and-health-education/relationships-and-sex-education-rse-secondary

Timeline

2 Aug 2020	Petition opened for signatures
10 Aug 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 20

Status Rejected

Rejected 10 Aug 2020

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