Petition · past parliament · Department for Education

Ban schools from separating children by sex for PE and sport

Closed 35 signatures

What the petition asks

The Government should ban schools from being able to separate children by sex for PE and sport, so all pupils can choose whatever activities they want, and classes will be mixed gender.
Separating students by sex can limit opportunities for some students to do some activities, and can also lead to bullying of students who don't want to do the activities offered to their sex, or are uncomfortable in a single-sex group.

Timeline

2 Dec 2020 Petition opened for signatures
2 Jun 2021 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 35
Status Closed
Department Department for Education
Opened 2 Dec 2020
Closed 2 Jun 2021

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.