Make makaton and British sign language mandatory in all schools

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

I would like makaton to be a mandatory language to be taught across all primary schools and British sign language be an option to learn in secondary schools. This will help children to be all inclusive to other children and also help communicate with non-verbal and deaf peers.

I think it's important as we never know when we will come across someone who is non-verbal or an individual is deaf. This will help children be able to communicate regardless and also helps end the stigma behind non-verbal and deaf individuals.

Why it was rejected

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

You may wish to sign the following petition, which asks for a similar action:

Add British Sign Language to the national curriculum

Timeline

20 Jul 2023	Petition opened for signatures
24 Jul 2023	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 24 Jul 2023

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