Petition · past parliament · Department for Education

Make suicide awareness mandatory for all secondary schools

Closed 52 signatures

What the petition asks

We would like the Government to implement suicide awareness to make it a mandatory part of learning for all secondary schools as part of their timetabled, curricular learning. There could be group discussions and presentations about this as part of relationships, literary and humanities lessons.
As a teacher myself, in the school where I work and many others, learners only hear about these kinds of events from assembly or visitors. If we could bring this to the forefront and base lessons on this, we may be able to raise more awareness and save more lives in the long-term.

Timeline

5 Apr 2024 Petition opened for signatures
29 May 2024 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 52
Status Closed
Department Department for Education
Opened 5 Apr 2024
Closed 29 May 2024

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