Improve sexual education, teach it younger and talk about more pressing issues.

Rejected 18 signatures

What the petition asks

Sex education has always been lacking in the UK with poor information which doesn’t talk about important things such as pleasure, stereotypes etc. Additionally, sexual assault isn’t discussed so people don’t understand a lot of it and people grow up not knowing what is or isn’t sexual assault.

The lack of education and information spread causes so many misconceptions which can be harmful later in life.
Additionally, children aren’t talked to about sex education young enough. Year 7 should be the year that sex education is taught in detail and there should be a mandatory week dedicated to sex education and it should be this way up until students are in year 10.

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 18

Status Rejected

Rejected 20 Apr 2021

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