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Encourage British Sign Language in KS1 in Schools

Closed 255 signatures

What the petition asks

Being a child of Deaf Parents I am deeply passionate about having Sign Language involved in Schools.
With a population of 11 million Chilren Deaf or Hearing impaired in our Country I feel it would be of huge benefit to teach Sign language at a young age..
With alot of deaf Schools closing and Deaf Hearing impaired Children now being taught in mainsteam Schools with Classroom support.
Socially they are being affected..
Its a lonely place for Deaf Children Socially.
With a huge shortage of interpreters and some Deaf adults having to wait almost a week for support. I feel Children will enjoy sign language enough to encourage them to feel as passionate as myself and gain qualifications.
Lets make a bridge bring hearing and deaf together.

Timeline

22 Mar 2018 Petition opened for signatures
22 Sep 2018 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 255
Status Closed
Opened 22 Mar 2018
Closed 22 Sep 2018

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