Petitions/Introduce Romanian into the GCSE Curriculum
StatusOngoing
Opened19 Feb 2026
Closes
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Parliamentary debateNot eligible
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Require the Government to approve Romanian as a GCSE subject, and help fund exam development and the training of teachers, to allow students to study and sit Romanian GCSE alongside other modern foreign languages.

There are now over half a million Romanian-born people living in the UK according to the latest census, making Romanian one of the most spoken foreign languages here and reflecting a significant community that could benefit from access to Romanian GCSE education. We believe that Including Romanian in the curriculum would support linguistic diversity, help children from Romanian backgrounds connect with their heritage, and better serve a large and growing population group in schools.

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Dame Diana Johnson
1Dame Diana Johnson MP
Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham
61
Bob Blackman
2Bob Blackman MP
Harrow East
56
Hilary Benn
3Hilary Benn MP
Leeds South
56
Mary Creagh
4Mary Creagh MP
Coventry East
55
Lee Barron
5Lee Barron MP
Corby and East Northamptonshire
54
Alex Mayer
6Alex Mayer MP
Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
52
Melanie Onn
7Melanie Onn MP
Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes
46
Matt Turmaine
8Matt Turmaine MP
Watford
44
Sally Jameson
9Sally Jameson MP
Doncaster Central
42
Rachel Hopkins
10Rachel Hopkins MP
Luton South and South Bedfordshire
41