Petition · past parliament
Introduce a compulsory current affairs GCSE encouraging engagement in politics
Closed
19 signatures
What the petition asks
Ignorance and apathy in politics currently is rife and so we need to talk about this and introduce compulsory education on our democratic systems within schools. This petition seeks the introduction of a compulsory current affairs GCSE taught by a tutor who will lead but not influence debate.
Politicians need to have a role in the introduction of this course. Local councillors are often overlooked in our democratic process but they should be in schools, both secondary and primary to introduce political debate and their political arguments to students and be prepared to be confronted by views they disagree with from their future electorate.
Timeline
| 3 May 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 3 Nov 2019 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
19
Status
Closed
Opened
3 May 2019
Closed
3 Nov 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.