Petition · past parliament

Consider extra curricular activities as education

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

How do you think lifeguards, swimming coaches, horse riding instructors, music/ PE/ dance teachers, performers form a career?!
There would be no chance of these careers without the commitment and hard work that goes in outside of school hours!!
Consider these activities ‘education’ and value them in the same way as you do schools. Keep dance/ swimming/ theatre classes etc running in the same way you do schools during the pandemic.

Why it was rejected

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

We understand you want various sectors to be considered as 'education' but it's not clear what you mean by this or what specific action you'd like the Government to take.

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Timeline

1 Nov 2020 Petition opened for signatures
11 Dec 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10
Status Rejected
Rejected 11 Dec 2020

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