Reintroduce teaching of British Imperial measurements into the UK curriculum

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Currently, the metric system is primarily taught in schools, with imperial being very loosely taught. This is problematic due to the fact that many real life scenarios (road signs, pints, weight etc) are measured in imperial. It's unfair for people not to be taught an important system used in the UK

- Road signs are Imperial (yards, miles)
- Body weight is given in Stone, lbs.
- Milk and beer is sold in pints.
- Height is measures in feet and inches.

Metric is the sole focus of the curriculum.
Bring imperial measurements in line with metric and restore people's ability to use real-life measurements and weights.

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

We can't accept your petition because we aren't sure what action you would like the UK Government or Parliament to take.

Schools are already required to teach equivalences between common imperial measurements and metric measurements.

You can find out more here:

http://www.tltp.co.uk/downloads/National_Curriculum_September_2016.pdf

You could start a new petition asking for the guidance on teaching imperial units to be changed if that is something you would like to see happen.

Timeline

4 Feb 2019	Petition opened for signatures
15 Feb 2019	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 15 Feb 2019

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