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Make English Literature GCSE not compulsory

Submitted on Tuesday 18th May 2021

Rejected on Monday 24th May 2021

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)

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Make English Literature GCSE not compulsory

Petition Details

We want the government to make English Literature GCSE optional as it isn’t a vital subject needed for most careers or for your future.

Additional Information

English Literature isn’t a vital skill for your future and most careers . There should be a choice whether or not students do English Literature GCSE.


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This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

We understand that you are concerned about English literature GCSE courses. However, while English language is a requirement at GCSE, the Government does not require students to study English literature at GCSE. We're therefore not sure what it is you'd like the Government to do.

You could start a petition calling on the Government to remove all references to reading literature from the mandatory English Key Stage 4 curriculum, if that is something you'd like to see happen.

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