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Put martial arts back on the GCSE/A Level PE activity list
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137 signatures
What the petition asks
Martial arts has been dropped from the GCSE and A Level curriculum as part of approved activities. Martial arts teaches you discipline, respect, confidence and self defence skills.
Martial arts has become a very popular sport, as proved by a 2018 sport England report that states that combat sport and martial arts has grown in popularity as 84,800 people have taken it up. I believe that taking it off the curriculum is limiting what students can choose to get analysed in for their cousework - meaning they have to chose a sport they may not be as good at which is affecting their grades. We need a wide range of sports on the cariculum so they appeal to all students.
Timeline
| 26 Mar 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 26 Sep 2019 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
137
Status
Closed
Opened
26 Mar 2019
Closed
26 Sep 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.