Submitted on Thursday 2nd May 2019
Rejected on Wednesday 5th June 2019
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Children shouldn't be forced to take Religious Education as a GCSE subject.
hello, I go to a Catholic Secondary School, and am coming to the point that I'm thinking about my future.
I am being made to take GCSE R.E as a compulsory subject. I, however, am not religious and do not plan on taking a job involving theology.
Taking a GCSE in R.E will limit my career options and will not allow me to take a third GCSE of my own choice.
Many children in my situation face the same struggle, and will not be able to pursue a dream job that requires other GCSE that we are prevented from taking.
Can we be asked to prevent ourselves from pursuing our own personal education because we are being obliged to take this as a GCSE?
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
We can't accept your petition because this is a decision for the school and not the UK Government or Parliament.
Schools are required to teach religious education by law but it is up to them whether they offer it as a GCSE or require pupils to take it.
You can find out more about which subjects are required GCSEs by law here:
www.gov.uk/national-curriculum/key-stage-3-and-4
You could start a new petition calling on the Government to change the law so that schools cannot require pupils to take specific GCSEs if that is something you would like to see happen.
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