Petition · past parliament

Make irrelevant subjects such as Latin voluntary in schools below GCSE age

Rejected 13 signatures

What the petition asks

Subjects such as Latin are irrelevant to pupils from year 7-8/9 and they are being forced to take it. Rather than having subjects like this in place, add more subjects on the future life as an adult. Add a current affairs class or possibly currenct politics or explanation of political parties.

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

Latin isn't compulsory in schools.

Teaching Latin, and making it compulsory, is a choice for individual schools or academy trusts to take.

You could raise this issue with your school's governing body.

Timeline

29 Jan 2018 Petition opened for signatures
5 Feb 2018 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 13
Status Rejected
Rejected 5 Feb 2018

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