P-06-1278 Introduce parenting lessons and basic life skills for High School pupils
P-06-1278 Introduce parenting lessons and basic life skills for High School pupils
This
petition was submitted by Danielle Diver, having collected a total of 258
signatures.
Text of Petition:
Mounting pressures due to
the pandemic have led to an increase in child abuse cases. In 2020/21, there
were over 24.8 thousand child abuse offences recorded by the police in England
and Wales, an increase of 2.9 thousand offences when compared with the previous
reporting year.
One way to support future
generations to become parents would be through a curriculum which provides
lessons on parent responsibilities, looking after a home, money management,
basic first aid, physical and mental health and preparing nutritious meals on a
budget.
Additional Information:
The government need to
help break the cycle of child abuse. Improved communication and multi-agency
working for health, social and children's services and a huge drive for
promoting intervention and prevention programmes. One system used by all
multi-agency workers so information can be shared effectively. Compulsory
well-being checks for young children including dental and dietary.
Status
This petition was
considered completed by the Petitions Committee at its meeting on 13/06/2022.
The
Committee considered the petition and in light of the Minister’s response which
now indicates that the onus is now on schools to identify the life skill
lessons that they want to teach their students, agreed to close the petition
and thank the petitioner for raising awareness of the issue.
Full
details of the consideration of this petition by the Committee and related
documents can be seen on the Meetings tab above.
It
was first considered by the Petitions Committee on 13/06/2022.
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Business type: Petition
Reason considered: Senedd Business;
Status: For consideration
First published: 30/05/2022