Rejected petition Teach BSL and First Aid to all pupils aged 4-18

Make it so that schools are teaching BSL and First Aid as part of the curriculum and can even be taken as a GCSE qualification.

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Start teaching BSL (British Sign Language) as part of the curriculum from primary school through to secondary school instead of French or Spanish, and basic First Aid.

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/576713

The Government's new Relationships Education, Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) and Health Education curriculum requires that all students be taught first aid in primary and secondary schools.

You can read the full Relationships Education, Relationships and
Sex Education (RSE) and Health Education curriculum here: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/908013/Relationships_Education__Relationships_and_Sex_Education__RSE__and_Health_Education.pdf

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Date submitted 13 June 2021
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