Petition · Department for Education, Department of Health and Social Care
Make Comprehensive Gynaecology Education Mandatory in Secondary Schools
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56 signatures
What the petition asks
Require all secondary schools in England to include comprehensive gynaecology and women’s health education within the statutory RSHE curriculum.
Current RSHE focuses mainly on reproduction, contraception & sexually transmitted infections. It does not adequately cover gynaecological conditions, menstrual disorders, pelvic pain, hormonal health beyond contraception, or how to recognise abnormal symptoms & seek medical help. Conditions such as endometriosis, adenomyosis, fibroids & PCOS affect a significant proportion of women & girls. Many report years of delayed diagnosis, often because they did not realise their symptoms were not normal.
Timeline
| 8 Apr 2026 | Petition opened for signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
56
Status
Open for signatures
Department
Department for Education, Department of Health and Social Care
Opened
8 Apr 2026
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 26 Jul 2026.