Petition · past parliament
Include British Sign Language in the national curriculum.
Rejected
13 signatures
What the petition asks
If we introduced BSL into the national curriculum, it would not just benefit the deaf people across the UK, but it would also greatly benefit us all.
BSL and deaf awareness would be used more and would introduce people to a new form of language rather than verbal –visual. (Visual Language Skills)
BSL and deaf awareness would be used more and would introduce people to a new form of language rather than verbal –visual. (Visual Language Skills)
It opens up opportunities
There are more than 800,000 deaf people in the U.K. Including BSL in the national curriculum would enable millions of children to learn BSL and enable the learning of visual laungauge skills.
There are more than 800,000 deaf people in the U.K. Including BSL in the national curriculum would enable millions of children to learn BSL and enable the learning of visual laungauge skills.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 23 Apr 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 28 Apr 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
13
Status
Rejected
Rejected
28 Apr 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.