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Ban schools from setting compulsory homework until sixth form

Submitted by Ellie-Noa Blume on Tuesday 2nd February 2021

Published on Friday 12th February 2021

Current status: Closed

Closed: Thursday 12th August 2021

Signatures: 18

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Access ~ Children ~ Compulsory ~ environment ~ Equal ~ equality ~ homework ~ learning ~ level ~ Mental health ~ mentalhealth ~ National Curriculum ~ Prevent ~ Primary ~ Schools ~ Secondary ~ Secondary schools ~ Sixth Form ~ The National ~ Time

Petition Action

Ban schools from setting compulsory homework until sixth form

Petition Details

Prevent primary and secondary schools setting compulsory homework (not including virtual learning which takes place during standard school hours) until students start their A level courses.

Additional Information

Homework harms social equality because some children have more help and access to resources, and a better work environment, than others, which makes it an unfair comparison of their performance. It can also harm children's mental health. Also, children already spend a lot of time at school during the day, and this ought to be enough time to teach everything on the national curriculum - if it proves impossible, then the curriculum should be reduced, not children's free time and wellbeing.


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