Petition · past parliament
For all schools in the UK to teach the British National anthem to students.
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
For all children to learn and to respect Queen and Country.
To teach the national anthem to every student in the United Kingdom should be mandatory.
To teach the national anthem to every student in the United Kingdom should be mandatory.
Why it was rejected
It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.
The UK Government and Parliament can't make this compulsory across the UK. The UK Government and Parliament are only responsible for schools in England.
If you'd like this to happen, you could start a new petition asking for that.
If you'd like it to happen in the other nations of the UK, that would be the responsibility of the devolved governments.
If you'd like this to happen, you could start a new petition asking for that.
If you'd like it to happen in the other nations of the UK, that would be the responsibility of the devolved governments.
Timeline
| 22 Jan 2018 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 29 Jan 2018 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
29 Jan 2018
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.