Please give every child in the UK the opportunity to study Classics.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Fewer and fewer students in state schools have the opportunity to study Classics. Yet it continues to form an important part of the curriculum in private schools for good reason. It teaches us to think & debate. Every child should have the opportunity to study Classics-not just the privileged few.

Government funding cuts are leading to a narrowing of the curricula in state schools - usually to the detriment of the humanities. A subject that was founded on the twin ideals of human wisdom and virtue 2,000 years ago and that formed the foundation of our own education system is now under serious threat. Classics is in peril.
The study of Classics is a marvellous world of sublime texts written by some of the giants of literature, a universe of poetry, history, philosophy, politics and art - that explores everything that is eternal about humanity.

Why it was rejected

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

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Timeline

4 Mar 2018	Petition opened for signatures
12 Mar 2018	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 12 Mar 2018

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