Petition · past parliament
Accessibility, inclusion and equity to be taught in schools eg Disability gender
Rejected
12 signatures
What the petition asks
To ensure school curriculum includes how to make society accessible for disabled people, to understand the importance of accessibility for all and how to implement eg websites, retailers, employees
Over 100 years after the Suffragette movement we still do not have equity for women.
Children need to understand the importance of inclusion, equity and accessibility at a young age to make workplaces and services more accessible for future generations.
Lots of people with physical disabilities, neurodiverse conditions have to take unnecessary additional steps for most services.
We need improvement with representation with BAME, gender, disability leaders
Children need to understand the importance of inclusion, equity and accessibility at a young age to make workplaces and services more accessible for future generations.
Lots of people with physical disabilities, neurodiverse conditions have to take unnecessary additional steps for most services.
We need improvement with representation with BAME, gender, disability leaders
Why it was rejected
The UK Government or Parliament was already taking the action it asked for.
The relationships curriculum already requires students to be taught about:
- that in school and in wider society they can expect to be treated with respect by others, and that in turn they should show due respect to others, including people in positions of authority and due tolerance of other people’s beliefs.
- the importance of respecting others, even when they are very different from them (for example, physically, in character, personality or backgrounds), or make different choices or have different preferences or beliefs.
- the legal rights and responsibilities regarding equality (particularly with reference to the protected characteristics as defined in the Equality Act 2010) and that everyone is unique and equal.
You can read the full relationships curriculum here: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1090195/Relationships_Education_RSE_and_Health_Education.pdf
We can accept petitions calling for additional content to be added to the relationships curriculum, but it would need to be clear what additional content you want to be added.
- that in school and in wider society they can expect to be treated with respect by others, and that in turn they should show due respect to others, including people in positions of authority and due tolerance of other people’s beliefs.
- the importance of respecting others, even when they are very different from them (for example, physically, in character, personality or backgrounds), or make different choices or have different preferences or beliefs.
- the legal rights and responsibilities regarding equality (particularly with reference to the protected characteristics as defined in the Equality Act 2010) and that everyone is unique and equal.
You can read the full relationships curriculum here: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1090195/Relationships_Education_RSE_and_Health_Education.pdf
We can accept petitions calling for additional content to be added to the relationships curriculum, but it would need to be clear what additional content you want to be added.
Timeline
| 14 Oct 2022 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 18 Oct 2022 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
12
Status
Rejected
Rejected
18 Oct 2022
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.