Petition · past parliament · Department for Education

Add British Sign Language into the national curriculum

Closed 927 signatures

What the petition asks

Add BSL as to the national curriculum so that all school children are taught how to use BSL. We believe this will change our country for the better.
I really want the Government to do this because I have a relative who is profoundly deaf, and I have witnessed the exclusion that deaf and hard of hearing people face on a daily basis. I have witnessed people living in such a busy and loud world, yet hear nothing but silence. I have witnessed a country that does not know how to communicate with our deaf peers and we are supposed to be a country of inclusion.

Timeline

25 Jul 2022 Petition opened for signatures
8 Feb 2023 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 927
Status Closed
Department Department for Education
Opened 25 Jul 2022
Closed 8 Feb 2023

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