Petition · past parliament

Make bsl sign language a subject taught in secondary schools.

Rejected 15 signatures

What the petition asks

Start making sign language (bsl) a option to want to learn bsl language in secondary schools across cornwall. It shouldn't just be French, German or spanish. We need to make it more awear.
There are over 50,000 people that use bsl in there day to day life's . It's should be our second language for the United Kingdom.

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

BSL is already taught in some schools. It's therefore not clear what you would like to change.

You can find out more about BSL in schools in the Government's response to this petition:

Make British Sign Language part of the curriculum

Timeline

27 Sep 2016 Petition opened for signatures
29 Sep 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 15
Status Rejected
Rejected 29 Sep 2016

Follow this petition

Sign in to get an email when the government responds, a debate is scheduled or held, or the petition closes.

Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.