Petition · past parliament · Department for Education

Require schools teach students about gender identity by Year 6

Closed 101 signatures

What the petition asks

Make teaching students about gender identity compulsory by the age of 10 (Year 6). This could become part of relationships education or as a separate lesson, to teach kids to understand and accept the gender identities of others.
Making sure kids learn early on about different gender identities should increases the chance they will be more accepting of other identities in future. This could even help lower the rate of hate crime against non-binary or trans people in the UK.

Timeline

23 May 2022 Petition opened for signatures
7 Dec 2022 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 101
Status Closed
Department Department for Education
Opened 23 May 2022
Closed 7 Dec 2022

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