Petition · past parliament
Ban all about me curriculum across all uk schools.
Rejected
10 signatures
What the petition asks
Stop teachers teaching young children how to self stimulate and sexualizeing young children
Stop sexualised behaviour amongst young children by banning teachers teaching them how to self stimulate
Why it was rejected
It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.
The Government sets the national curriculum for maintained schools in England, but it is up to individual schools how to deliver this.
The statutory guidance for Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) states that effective RSE should "support people, throughout life, to develop safe, fulfilling and healthy sexual relationships, at the appropriate time." The RSE curriculum does not encourage early sexual experimentation.
It is also not a requirement in the RSE guidance that masturbation is taught in schools, although individual schools may choose to cover this topic. Therefore this subject matter would be the responsibility of the individual schools, rather than Government or Parliament.
You can read more about the RSE guidance here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/relationships-education-relationships-and-sex-education-rse-and-health-education
The statutory guidance for Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) states that effective RSE should "support people, throughout life, to develop safe, fulfilling and healthy sexual relationships, at the appropriate time." The RSE curriculum does not encourage early sexual experimentation.
It is also not a requirement in the RSE guidance that masturbation is taught in schools, although individual schools may choose to cover this topic. Therefore this subject matter would be the responsibility of the individual schools, rather than Government or Parliament.
You can read more about the RSE guidance here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/relationships-education-relationships-and-sex-education-rse-and-health-education
Timeline
| 15 Sep 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 21 Sep 2021 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
10
Status
Rejected
Rejected
21 Sep 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.