Include British Sign Language in the primary school curriculum

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

I would like the government to incorporate British Sign Language into the standard school curriculum. To provide funding for teachers to learn BSL and for schools to provide resources for students. At a minimum, poster boards with basic BSL on classroom walls to help include all students.

BSL is used not just by those hard of hearing, but those with learning difficulties such as global development delay and autism. BSL is a British language and it stands to reason that this would be incredibly beneficial and logical for students in Britain to learn. It will pave the way for students who move on to become teachers to communicate with their students. It will reduce the amount of children being placed in SEN programmes purely due to a language barrier.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:

Add sign language on to the national schools curriculum: Add sign language on to the national schools curriculum.

Provide funding for BSL classes for all school and college students and staff: Provide funding for BSL classes for all school and college students and staff

Timeline

12 Jan 2022	Petition opened for signatures
17 Jan 2022	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 17 Jan 2022

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