Petition · past parliament
Make Bsl part of National Curriculum teaching it in Early years and Ks1
Rejected
10 signatures
What the petition asks
Since the Education office in Parliment declined teaching Bsl.
We would like it to be propose Bsl in Early years or Ks1
We need to recognise Bsl as not a foreign language..
These basic signs would improve life for a deaf child..
The bridge between deaf and hearing people needs to be formed..
We would like it to be propose Bsl in Early years or Ks1
We need to recognise Bsl as not a foreign language..
These basic signs would improve life for a deaf child..
The bridge between deaf and hearing people needs to be formed..
Since the Education declined teaching Bsl in Ks2 and Ks3 we would like it to be introduced in Early years or Ks1
We need to recognise Bsl as not a foreign language..
These basic signs would improve life for a deaf child..
Currently 11million deaf children in our Country..
Closures of deaf schools..
Deaf Children being intergrated into Mainstream Schools..
Bsl needs to be recognised..
The bridge between deaf and hearing people needs to be formed..
We need to recognise Bsl as not a foreign language..
These basic signs would improve life for a deaf child..
Currently 11million deaf children in our Country..
Closures of deaf schools..
Deaf Children being intergrated into Mainstream Schools..
Bsl needs to be recognised..
The bridge between deaf and hearing people needs to be formed..
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 23 Feb 2017 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 3 Mar 2017 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
10
Status
Rejected
Rejected
3 Mar 2017
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.