Make self defence mandatory for young girls in high school
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.
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Government response threshold (10,000) · 11/10,000
Debate threshold (100,000) · 11/100,000
- 24 APR 2026Petition rejectedduplicate
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 https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/749166
- 29 MAR 2026Petition created
Background
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.