Make self defence mandatory for young girls in high school

Rejected 11 signatures

What the petition asks

It’s my aim to get self defence to be a mandatory part of learning for young girls in schools as young as 11. I want the government to review and implement this as a necessity in all high schools, for schools to teach it in every year group.

Violence against women and girls is at its highest than it has ever been before with 20% of recorded crime in England and wales is related to violence against women and girls. We need to build a society where girls are prepared in a situation where they would need to defend themselves and we can do this by teaching them from as young as 11 years old.

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 petitions, which call for similar action:

Introduce self-defence lessons into the PE curriculum in all secondary schools
Introduce self-defence lessons into the PE curriculum in all secondary schools

Timeline

29 Mar 2026	Petition opened for signatures
24 Apr 2026	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 11

Status Rejected

Rejected 24 Apr 2026

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