Petitions/Add Welsh, Irish, and Scottish Gaelic languages to English national curriculum
StatusClosed
Opened1 Oct 2025
Closes1 Apr 2026
Government response
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
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As additional options students can take in class, the English curriculum should feature Welsh, Scottish Gaelic, and/or Irish. Similar to how French and Spanish is commonly taught.

Officially, we are the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, but we think the English education system doesn't do enough to encourage understanding of the other languages spoken in the UK. To help encourage cross-country relationships and a more respectful relationship between Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and England, we think the English curriculum should offer the opportunity to learn these languages.

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Constituency engagement ranking

Luke Pollard
1Luke Pollard MP
Plymouth Sutton and Devonport
3
Jo White
2Jo White MP
Bassetlaw
2
Fred Thomas
3Fred Thomas MP
Plymouth Moor View
2
Steve Darling
4Steve Darling MP
Torbay
2
Chris Hazzard
5Chris Hazzard MP
South Down
2
Carla Lockhart
6Carla Lockhart MP
Upper Bann
2
Mr Angus MacDonald
7Mr Angus MacDonald MP
Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire
2
Chris Kane
8Chris Kane MP
Stirling and Strathallan
2
Angela Rayner
9Angela Rayner MP
Ashton-under-Lyne
1
Alison McGovern
10Alison McGovern MP
Birkenhead
1
Add Welsh, Irish, and Scottish Gaelic languages to English national curriculum — Petitions