Educate school staff on ADHD and provide more support for children with ADHD.

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

Primary & secondary school staff are poorly educated on ADHD. Most teachers receive very little training and children suffer as a result of this. School staff need training on how to help and support children with ADHD. This would help them succeed at school, instead of being excessively punished.

Children with ADHD spend so much of their childhood in detention, isolation, excluded or suspended because of their behaviour. These children need support to develop in the areas they struggle with. These children leave school with poor self esteem and mental health issues because of how they're treated. If more help and support was offered, these children could gain the skills to lead successful lives. They are seen as the 'naughty' child when they are simply just struggling.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

You may wish to sign the following petition - 'Mandatory training for teachers to understand ADHD & autism': Mandatory training for teachers to understand ADHD & autism

Timeline

2 Oct 2023	Petition opened for signatures
9 Oct 2023	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10

Status Rejected

Rejected 9 Oct 2023

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