With the recent tragic news of Sarah Everards disappearance and death, its made myself and alot of other women question if we could really protect ourselves in a dangerous situation.

I know myself I wouldn't be confident in self defence against anybody but especially a male, and this is something I believe should change, especially in young girls. 

This is something I feel passionate about as a mum of a young girl, naturally as a mother we worry about our child's safety and their comes a time we need to allow them to fly the nest and have some independence, I know I would feel reassured knowing my daughter was being taught self defence in p.e at school. 

I believe self defence and awareness classes should be mandatory in schools for both young boys and girls. Sadly we live in a world where we should have a basic skill on how to protect ourselves safely and legally. 

In this class should include 

• Self defence 

• How to escape a restraint 

• Basic awareness of others 

• As a male how to make girls/women feel safe if you're nearby 

Having a basic understanding on how to protect yourself could just save your life and should become a life skill we are taught. 

Their has been many times as a women I have been in situations that could potentially be dangerous, I'm sure I speak for alot of women too when I say walking alone at night is daunting, no matter how old we are we still feel a need to put our keys between our fingers and phone someone to feel protected. Sadly this sometimes isn't enough. 

Bringing self defence into the school curriculum is something I believe will be a useful resource to all children, I'm very passionate about this subject and I know alot of other people are too.

I would hugely appreciate any signatures on this petition, this could be the start of a real change.

Thank you