Rejected petition Bring back the Esperanto GCSE

Esperanto is a language spoken by hundreds of thousands worldwide. Why is a language a language like Ancient Greek even an option when it is hardly spoken. The Esperanto GCSE, discontinued in 2019, should be brought back to schools.

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I am an Esperanto speaker and others that I know would support this change. It is not fair to prioritise other languages over ones with more speakers.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

It is for schools to decide which languages they teach as part of their curriculum, and for exam boards to consider which languages have sufficient demand for a GCSE or A Level to be made available.

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.

Date submitted 27 October 2023
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