Petition · past parliament

Make it mandatory that all Junior school's in the UK to teach history of the UK.

Rejected 19 signatures

What the petition asks

Children are not learning about history of the UK like why we have Remembrance Day.

Why it was rejected

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

The national curriculum for history for Key Stages 1 and 2 already aims to ensure that all pupils "know and understand the history of these islands as a coherent, chronological narrative, from the earliest times to the present day: how people’s lives have shaped this nation and how Britain has influenced and been influenced by the wider world". It's not therefore clear what you would like to change.

You can read the full curriculum here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/239035/PRIMARY_national_curriculum_-_History.pdf

Timeline

2 Nov 2016 Petition opened for signatures
4 Nov 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 19
Status Rejected
Rejected 4 Nov 2016

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