Petition · past parliament

Have citizenship or politics education compulsory in secondary schools

Rejected 17 signatures

What the petition asks

Have the government raise up the conversation in Parliament

Why it was rejected

The UK Government or Parliament was already taking the action it asked for.

Schools are already required to teach citizenship as part of the secondary national curriculum.

The citizenship curriculum includes content on how the United Kingdom is governed, its political system and how citizens participate actively in its democratic systems of government.

You can read the citizenship programmes of study for secondary school here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-curriculum-in-england-citizenship-programmes-of-study/national-curriculum-in-england-citizenship-programmes-of-study-for-key-stages-3-and-4

Timeline

4 Nov 2022 Petition opened for signatures
8 Nov 2022 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 17
Status Rejected
Rejected 8 Nov 2022

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