Petition · past parliament
Make teaching of mental health mandatory in the school curriculum
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Ensure that mental health is taken more seriously as a subject in schools. It’s touched on (briefly) in PSE (for some schools) but it needs to be taught in detail - with the importance of asking for help when you feel low highlighted!
•Put forward that schools need to teach mental health as it’s own whole subject.
•Make young people aware in school that there are always people they can talk to ( and making sure there is actually councillors in place to listen)
•Make it mandatory for teachers to learn about key mental health issues & how to deal with them. (Anxiety & depression)
•Make young people aware in school that there are always people they can talk to ( and making sure there is actually councillors in place to listen)
•Make it mandatory for teachers to learn about key mental health issues & how to deal with them. (Anxiety & depression)
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 8 Mar 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 15 Mar 2021 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
15 Mar 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.