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Make sign language a compulsory subject in secondary schools across England

Submitted by Bethany Keenes on Friday 7th November 2025

Published on Wednesday 10th December 2025

Current status: Open

Open until: Wednesday 10th June 2026

Current Signatures: 50
(count is updated approximately hourly)

Relevant Departments

Tagged with

Children ~ Compulsory ~ England ~ GCSE ~ Germans ~ Madely ~ Opportunity ~ Schools ~ Secondary ~ Secondary schools ~ Signed ~ skills ~ Subjects

Daily and Total Signatures by Date

Popularity

This petition has 50 signatures in total, with signatories from 42 constituencies. That makes it the 1,534th most popular open petition, and the 29,349th most popular of all time.

Geography

This petition has a Diversity Rating of 17% (very low) and a Local Issue Rating of -1% (very low).

Signatures by Constituency

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Notes on geography

Signatures by constituency and region don't necessarily add up to the total number of signatures. That's because the petitions system doesn't validate postcodes, and some people mistype them. And without a valid postcode, a signature cannot be allocated to any particular place.

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