Introduce coastal safety into the curriculum at all age levels.

Rejected 12 signatures

What the petition asks

We are an island nation. The seas and their perils surround us, yet the majority wouldn’t even know what a rip tide was, let alone how to identify one.
Coastal safety and marine awareness should be part of the curriculum for all age groups.

How many adults in the U.K. could tell you the difference between a spring and neap tide? How many could tell you what flood and ebb mean? How many could identify a rip tide and other dangerous warning signs around our coast?
As an island nation, these factors are as critical as learning how to cross a road.
It’s not just a matter of safety, but a step towards learning to appreciate, respect and care for the marine environment that surrounds us all.

Why it was rejected

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

The national curriculum for physical education already requires schools to provide swimming instruction in key stage 1 or key stage 2, including how to swim competently, confidently and proficiently, and how to perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-curriculum-in-england-physical-education-programmes-of-study/national-curriculum-in-england-physical-education-programmes-of-study#swimming-and-water-safety

Timeline

17 Jul 2021	Petition opened for signatures
22 Jul 2021	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 12

Status Rejected

Rejected 22 Jul 2021

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