Petition · past parliament · Department for Education

Make learning about child abuse part of the national curriculum

Closed 39 signatures

What the petition asks

There is a need for students, specifically 11-16-year-olds, to be more educated on the topic of child abuse, and for this problem to be tackled we want the government to make this type of education mandatory in secondary by making it part of the national curriculum.
If students do not have enough knowledge on child abuse, if they go through any sort of abuse themselves they won't be aware. Therefore to keep students safe and protect their mental health, educating them would be necessary.

Timeline

1 Mar 2022 Petition opened for signatures
1 Sep 2022 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 39
Status Closed
Department Department for Education
Opened 1 Mar 2022
Closed 1 Sep 2022

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.