Petition · Department for Education

Teach diabetes prevention to secondary school children

Closed 87 signatures

What the petition asks

Incorporate the National Diabetes Prevention Programme into secondary schools preferably year 9, as we think children are old enough then to understand, participate and remember.
1/10th of the annual NHS budget goes on type 2 diabetes treatment (as of 2018). We think that if diabetes prevention was taught in schools more young people would be aware of the knowledge and potentially look after themselves better to live a healthier life.

Timeline

25 Feb 2025 Petition opened for signatures
25 Aug 2025 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 87
Status Closed
Department Department for Education
Opened 25 Feb 2025
Closed 25 Aug 2025

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 14 Aug 2026.