Petition · past parliament

Make British Sign Language a GCSE option in UK Secondary Schools.

Closed 484 signatures

What the petition asks

We are a group of Young People working with NCS the National Citizen Service and out Social Action project is working with the Morley Street Sensory needs resource centre in Bradford, our work here has inspired us to petition the government to make sign language an optional GCSE to raise awareness.
British sign language being taught in UK schools to all young people would help communication between deaf and non deaf communities and would provide a useful tool for young people in their education.

Timeline

22 Aug 2018 Petition opened for signatures
22 Feb 2019 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 484
Status Closed
Opened 22 Aug 2018
Closed 22 Feb 2019

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