PETITIONRejectedPetition · petition.parliament.uk

Breast Health - Lets Break the Silence and Educate - Start young in Schools

To introduce the subject of breast health onto the school curriculum. To break the barrier of "taboo" and educate young girls on how to check their breasts for abnormalities and to understand the reasons of the importance of a professionally well fitted bra for both everyday and sport.

Last fetched 18 May 2026 · petition.parliament.uk

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Government response threshold (10,000) · 7/10,000

Debate threshold (100,000) · 7/100,000

Petition progress2 events · Nov – Dec 2025

15 DEC 2025
Petition rejected
already-happening
Statutory guidance for Relationships Education, Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) and Health Education already includes curriculum content on how to recognise early signs of physical illness or unexplained changes to the body, which may include changes to the body as a result of breast cancer. You can read more about this here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/relationships-education-relationships-and-sex-education-rse-and-health-education/physical-health-and-mental-wellbeing-primary-and-secondary#physical-health-and-mental-wellbeing-primary:~:text=how%20to%20recognise%20early%20signs%20of%20physical%20illness%2C%20such%20as%20weight%20loss%2C%20or%20unexplained%20changes%20to%20the%20body
14 NOV 2025
Petition created

Background

It is important that the government supports the need to educate young girls through the curriculum at an early age with regard to their own physical development and breast health.  This would raise awareness of how to check for potential lumps or other abnormalities and understand their own breast development and the need for a professionally fitted bra. This can not only protect them from the need for cosmetic surgery later in life but can also save lives and reduce costs on the NHS.