Petition · past parliament
Introduce Politics to the primary curriculum at GCSE level.
Rejected
10 signatures
What the petition asks
Introduce a bill to improve political literacy so that future generations better know how to make their voices heard.
Few people in this country fully understand how the two Chambers operate and even fewer know what the main principles of all the parties that it represents. Under our current system political illiteracy has allowed for vage claims that could describe a variety of view points allowing for politicians to claim they upheld a promise when the vast majority of the populous would disagree. If the voting population knew how to decode political speech our system would be more representative.
Why it was rejected
It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.
Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.
We understand that you want children to learn about politics, but we're not sure if you want the Government to require all students to take a Politics GCSE, or do something else.
Schools are already required to teach children about how the United Kingdom is governed, its political system and how citizens participate actively in its democratic systems of government as part of the national curriculum, including at Key Stage 4 (when children take their GCSEs).
You can read the curriculum content on these areas, which is covered by the 'foundation' subject of citizenship, here: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/840002/Secondary_national_curriculum_corrected_PDF.pdf
We understand that you want children to learn about politics, but we're not sure if you want the Government to require all students to take a Politics GCSE, or do something else.
Schools are already required to teach children about how the United Kingdom is governed, its political system and how citizens participate actively in its democratic systems of government as part of the national curriculum, including at Key Stage 4 (when children take their GCSEs).
You can read the curriculum content on these areas, which is covered by the 'foundation' subject of citizenship, here: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/840002/Secondary_national_curriculum_corrected_PDF.pdf
Timeline
| 18 Jan 2022 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 24 Jan 2022 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
10
Status
Rejected
Rejected
24 Jan 2022
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.