Introduce mental health into the National Curriculum

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

To discuss providing the following in the National Curriculum a) guidance on recognising signs of common mental health problems such as anxiety and depression, b) basic skills to support others including the mental health first aid course and c) information about safety plans and support available.

Everyone is affected by mental health. Yet, it has taken a pandemic to realise that it should be held in the same regard as physical health. Now we're hopefully coming to the end of this crisis, are we just going to let it fade into the background and continue to be stigmatised? We are not born with natural coping mechanisms to handle mental health problems so raising awareness, normalising seeking support, being encouraged to be open and bringing down stigma needs to happen in schools.

Why it was rejected

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

Education about physical health and mental wellbeing is already part of the Department for Education's statutory guidance on Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) and Health Education, which forms part of the national curriculum: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/changes-to-personal-social-health-and-economic-pshe-and-relationships-and-sex-education-rse

The curriculum content on mental wellbeing includes how to recognise and talk about emotions, self-care techniques, and where and how to seek support.

We have published the following petition, which you might like to sign:

Make mental health awareness part of the national curriculum at all levels: Make mental health awareness part of the national curriculum at all levels

Timeline

22 Mar 2021	Petition opened for signatures
29 Mar 2021	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 29 Mar 2021

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