Rejected petition Make education on sexual assault and rape mandatory in secondary schools

Teach children as young as Year Seven in school about sexual assault and what to do if you have been sexually assaulted - and how to know if you have been assaulted. This should be a mandatory topic in our curriculum

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Many men and women, myself included, have been at a loss on what to do and what support we can get after suffering sexual assault. Everything that I learned about the matter was online, and that should change. If we educate students on what to do if you have been assaulted and what support is available, then victims (especially younger victims) will feel far more inclined to speak out.

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Consent and sexual assault are already part of the new curriculum on relationships and sex education, which is now mandatory. You can find out more here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/relationships-education-relationships-and-sex-education-rse-and-health-education/relationships-and-sex-education-rse-secondary

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Date submitted 23 December 2020
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