Closed petition Make politics lessons mandatory in schools

Closed on 1 March 2021

We need to make learning British and global politics mandatory in schools In order to encourage younger people to vote.

At the 2019 general election roughly just 47% of people 18-24 voted and just 55% of people between 25-34 voted.
Those are shocking figures when compared to the UK as a whole.

I believe if children are taught the importance of politics in their daily lives they would have the tools to and knowledge to vote more frequently.

I would like parliament to vote in favour of teaching children about British and global politics as a mandatory subject. This would this empower the British people further during elections.