Rejected petition Make sign language and first aid mandatory in schools

Get sign language and first aid taught compulsory in schools

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So many more children are now not only deaf, but a lot are also non verbal due to other needs, this will help all children, verbal/non verbal, deaf, not deaf be able to communicate
First aid should also be compulsory too, why not teach all children how to save lives?

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'Add sign language on to the national schools curriculum': https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/599565

'Add sign language and lip reading to the national curriculum': https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/603209

'Add First Aid education to the national curriculum for Year 5 to Year 11': https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/598428

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Date submitted 12 January 2022
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