Make it part of the curriculum to teach and discuss consent and accountability.

Rejected 19 signatures

What the petition asks

We need to make sure we have open and honest discussions with future generations about why so many people, particularly women and girls, don't feel safe in or outside of their homes and what we can do to stop this.

Discussing how gender, consent and accountability is perceived by students will help them challenge harmful ideas such as those often presented by the media or passed on from traditional views and misinformation. Equally, having open discussions may also help people feel more comfortable reporting any incidents or violent crimes perpetrated against them.

Why it was rejected

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

The Government's new Relationships and Sex Education curriculum, which is mandatory in all state schools from this year, requires that students are now taught about key aspects of the law relating to sex, which include the age of consent, what consent is and is not, the definitions and recognition of rape, sexual assault and harassment, and that sexual violence and sexual harassment are not acceptable: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/relationships-education-relationships-and-sex-education-rse-and-health-education/relationships-and-sex-education-rse-secondary

Timeline

12 Mar 2021	Petition opened for signatures
20 Apr 2021	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 19

Status Rejected

Rejected 20 Apr 2021

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