Tags are generated automatically from the petition contents, so sometimes they do end up being a bit imprecise. But manually tagging over a 100,000 petitions would be a bit of a stretch, so we'll just have to put up with the occasional dodgy tag. Sorry about that.
Make GCSE politics and law compulsory.
Open from Thursday 14th July 2016 to Saturday 14th January 2017
21 signatures
Keep coursework based GCSE's for those with dyslexic and learning disability's
Open from Wednesday 11th March 2015 to Monday 30th March 2015
21 signatures
Replace 2022 GCSE and A-Level exams with teacher assessed grades
Open from Monday 11th April 2022 to Tuesday 25th October 2022
21 signatures
Make Economics an Ebacc subject for GCSE alongside History and Geography.
Open from Thursday 4th June 2020 to Friday 4th December 2020
20 signatures
Ensure that home educated children can receive exam grades
Open from Monday 25th January 2021 to Sunday 25th July 2021
20 signatures
Ensure GCSE and A level exams take place in 2022
Open from Friday 3rd December 2021 to Friday 3rd June 2022
20 signatures
Put Fencing on the GCSE PE Syllabus as a sport option.
Open from Thursday 14th March 2019 to Saturday 14th September 2019
20 signatures
Ban homework for Year 11 students a few months before the GCSE exams
Open from Thursday 8th February 2018 to Wednesday 8th August 2018
20 signatures
End all national tests in schools until GCSEs and A-Levels
Open from Friday 29th April 2022 to Saturday 12th November 2022
19 signatures
For schools in the UK to have an option to study Animal and Wildlife as a GCSE.
Open from Tuesday 28th January 2014 to Wednesday 28th January 2015
19 signatures
Intervene to ensure the preservation of Panjabi as a GCSE and A-level subject
Open from Friday 4th September 2015 to Friday 4th March 2016
19 signatures
Free education resources for all students on Free School Meals
Open from Friday 7th June 2013 to Saturday 7th September 2013
19 signatures
Remove Foundation and Higher GCSE papers and have the same paper for everyone.
Open from Monday 26th November 2018 to Sunday 26th May 2019
19 signatures
Require practical GCSEs to involve practical work that contributes to the grade.
Open from Tuesday 14th June 2022 to Wednesday 28th December 2022
19 signatures
lower or abolish university fees
Open from Tuesday 10th March 2015 to Monday 30th March 2015
19 signatures
GCSE students receive a letter grade instead of a number grade for all subjects
Open from Thursday 9th March 2017 to Tuesday 2nd May 2017
19 signatures
Get GCSE Psychology in all schools
Open from Friday 10th January 2014 to Saturday 10th January 2015
19 signatures
Introduce a compulsory current affairs GCSE encouraging engagement in politics
Open from Friday 3rd May 2019 to Sunday 3rd November 2019
19 signatures
Require exam bodies and schools to allow calculators during GCSE maths exams
Open from Tuesday 26th April 2022 to Wednesday 9th November 2022
19 signatures
Make GCSE Citizenship mandatory in Secondary Schools
Open from Tuesday 24th November 2020 to Monday 24th May 2021
18 signatures
Stop INSET and Polling Days during school term time.
Open from Monday 24th April 2017 to Tuesday 2nd May 2017
18 signatures
English Literature should be part of Ebac
Open from Thursday 29th September 2011 to Saturday 29th September 2012
18 signatures
Counselling and support should be provided for those who commit crimes early on.
Open from Tuesday 18th December 2018 to Tuesday 18th June 2019
18 signatures
Offer Covid-19 vaccines to 15 year olds at the same time as 16 and 17 year olds
Open from Thursday 5th August 2021 to Saturday 5th February 2022
18 signatures
Introduce a Politics GCSE
Open from Tuesday 3rd November 2020 to Monday 3rd May 2021
18 signatures
Allow a vocational route mixed with some GCSE subjects not just the EBACC
Open from Tuesday 19th January 2016 to Tuesday 19th July 2016
18 signatures
Option blocks to be removed from High School education systems
Open from Thursday 26th June 2014 to Friday 26th September 2014
17 signatures
GCSE Reform Plea
Open from Monday 17th June 2013 to Tuesday 17th June 2014
17 signatures
Require all schools give GCSE and A Level students study leave before exams
Open from Thursday 24th March 2022 to Saturday 8th October 2022
17 signatures
Make (or attempt to make) Government and Politics an option-able GCSE subject.
Open from Thursday 3rd December 2015 to Friday 3rd June 2016
17 signatures
Make Japanese a language that all secondary schools teach as a GCSE option
Open from Tuesday 24th September 2019 to Wednesday 6th November 2019
17 signatures
Rename Religious studies GCSE to Cultural studies and ethics GCSE
Open from Thursday 17th November 2022 to Wednesday 17th May 2023
16 signatures
Fund higher-level classes for profoundly gifted GCSE students
Open from Wednesday 13th December 2017 to Wednesday 13th June 2018
16 signatures
GCSEs to be replaced by a mix of academic and vocational subjects at A-levels.
Open from Monday 4th March 2019 to Wednesday 4th September 2019
16 signatures
Make all UK schools take GCSEs
Open from Wednesday 24th October 2018 to Wednesday 24th April 2019
16 signatures
Overhaul The New GCSE's Making Them Easier For Students Sitting Them In 2017
Open from Wednesday 29th June 2016 to Thursday 29th December 2016
16 signatures
Inclusion of a Mental Wellbeing & Emotional Wealth Standalone GCSE in schools
Open from Monday 5th October 2020 to Monday 5th April 2021
16 signatures
Campaign to Reduce University Fees
Open from Wednesday 9th May 2012 to Thursday 9th May 2013
16 signatures
Mandate yearly exams in secondary school
Opened on Monday 16th February 2026
16 signatures so far
Bereavement counselling to be offered to all children under 18
Open from Monday 7th October 2013 to Tuesday 7th October 2014
16 signatures
Stop the Government from limiting student's options in the Arts
Open from Thursday 31st October 2013 to Friday 31st October 2014
16 signatures
Primary School Education For All
Open from Friday 1st February 2013 to Saturday 1st February 2014
16 signatures
Provide a 9-1 GCSE Law syllabus and encourage examination boards to follow it.
Open from Tuesday 31st October 2017 to Monday 30th April 2018
16 signatures
For the rest of the academic year, only let Year 11 and 13 to return to school
Open from Thursday 7th January 2021 to Wednesday 7th July 2021
16 signatures
Government must increase practical elements in Drama GCSE guidelines
Opened on Wednesday 4th March 2026
16 signatures so far
Fund GCSE exams fees for homeschooled students
Open from Tuesday 11th October 2022 to Tuesday 11th April 2023
16 signatures
Reform the education system to end standardised testing for 16-year-olds
Open from Thursday 6th August 2020 to Saturday 6th February 2021
15 signatures
Introduce a subject covering covering current events to the secondary curriculum
Open from Wednesday 30th January 2019 to Tuesday 30th July 2019
15 signatures
Release the provisional grades for GCSEs and A-Levels in England in June
Open from Wednesday 2nd June 2021 to Thursday 2nd December 2021
15 signatures
Make GCSE Food Technology compulsory
Open from Thursday 4th August 2016 to Saturday 4th February 2017
14 signatures
To implement a minimum wage for people under the age of 16.
Open from Monday 7th March 2016 to Wednesday 7th September 2016
14 signatures
GCSE students should study their chosen subject from year 8.
Open from Thursday 23rd February 2017 to Tuesday 2nd May 2017
14 signatures
Abolish SEN statements on diagnosis of ASD. Those without one, are being failed.
Open from Sunday 20th March 2016 to Tuesday 20th September 2016
14 signatures
Keep early entry GCSE
Open from Monday 21st October 2013 to Tuesday 21st January 2014
14 signatures
Review English GCSEs to make them more accessible
Open from Friday 25th March 2022 to Sunday 9th October 2022
14 signatures
GCSE Science should be optional, not compulsory.
Open from Monday 23rd November 2020 to Sunday 23rd May 2021
13 signatures
Abolish the Y10/11 compulsory English speech examination.
Open from Tuesday 9th July 2019 to Wednesday 6th November 2019
13 signatures
Revive our secondary education by making all subjects mandatory till 18 yrs old.
Open from Thursday 10th September 2015 to Thursday 10th March 2016
13 signatures
Offer all GCSE, A level and University students a mental health check
Open from Tuesday 22nd May 2018 to Thursday 22nd November 2018
13 signatures
Discontinue religious education after Year 9
Open from Monday 6th March 2017 to Tuesday 2nd May 2017
13 signatures
Take English literature off the National curriculum
Open from Monday 6th March 2017 to Tuesday 2nd May 2017
13 signatures
Make both GCSE English papers optional
Open from Friday 21st September 2018 to Thursday 21st March 2019
12 signatures
Make it so students can choose a certain method for exams.
Open from Wednesday 15th February 2017 to Tuesday 2nd May 2017
12 signatures
Merge English, Welsh and Northern Irish exam boards
Open from Wednesday 14th September 2011 to Friday 14th September 2012
12 signatures
No longer require a foreign language as part of the English Baccalaureate.
Open from Tuesday 5th March 2019 to Thursday 5th September 2019
12 signatures
To create an intermediate tier for GCSEs
Open from Tuesday 15th December 2020 to Tuesday 15th June 2021
12 signatures
Make Government & Politics an optional GCSE subject
Open from Wednesday 13th July 2016 to Friday 13th January 2017
12 signatures
Prevent UK students from taking International GCSEs
Open from Tuesday 10th September 2019 to Wednesday 6th November 2019
12 signatures
Make continued education/apprenticeships optional for 16 year olds
Open from Thursday 22nd September 2022 to Wednesday 22nd March 2023
12 signatures
Stop Physical Education (PE) from being compulsory from Year 9 to Year 11
Open from Monday 11th February 2019 to Sunday 11th August 2019
12 signatures
To scrap the literacy and numeracy tests for those wanting to become teachers.
Open from Thursday 19th May 2016 to Saturday 19th November 2016
12 signatures
Require MPs to possess at least a GCSE Grade C standard of understanding in Maths, English and Science before running for office.
Open from Tuesday 5th February 2013 to Wednesday 5th February 2014
12 signatures
Make English Literature an optional subject for GCSE
Open from Tuesday 12th February 2019 to Monday 12th August 2019
12 signatures
Allow students to choose one exam paper per subject to be replaced with TAGs
Open from Monday 25th April 2022 to Tuesday 8th November 2022
12 signatures
Change the Examination System for Mathematics in the UK
Open from Monday 20th March 2017 to Tuesday 2nd May 2017
12 signatures
Computer Science should be mandatory for GCSE
Open from Wednesday 27th February 2013 to Thursday 27th February 2014
11 signatures
Lower the math entry requirement to a Grade D, to access teacher training.
Open from Wednesday 28th March 2018 to Friday 28th September 2018
11 signatures
Educate prisoners
Open from Tuesday 16th August 2011 to Thursday 16th August 2012
11 signatures
Streamline UK education by creating a single/governmental exam board
Open from Monday 15th January 2018 to Sunday 15th July 2018
11 signatures
Compulsory yearly test for secondary school teachers in their respective subject
Open from Friday 1st April 2016 to Saturday 1st October 2016
11 signatures
Increase the number of GCSE options that schools offer
Open from Monday 19th February 2018 to Sunday 19th August 2018
10 signatures
Minimum Standard of Education in Maths and English
Open from Wednesday 17th August 2011 to Friday 17th August 2012
10 signatures
Vocational courses
Open from Tuesday 7th February 2012 to Thursday 7th February 2013
10 signatures
Use Centre-Assessed-Grades for the 2021 A-Level, AS Level and GCSE grades.
Open from Thursday 28th January 2021 to Wednesday 28th July 2021
10 signatures
Campaign against Child Soldiers
Open from Monday 13th February 2012 to Sunday 13th May 2012
10 signatures
Get rid of the required practicals in the 2020-2021 Science GCSE exams
Open from Friday 11th December 2020 to Friday 11th June 2021
10 signatures
Provide equality between England and Wales by scrapping QTS skills tests.
Open from Tuesday 23rd July 2019 to Wednesday 6th November 2019
10 signatures
Revert the Design & Technology Resistant Materials GCSE to its prior curriculum
Open from Thursday 24th May 2018 to Saturday 24th November 2018
10 signatures
No amendments to GCSE's should be made for the current Year 9's and Year 10's
Open from Tuesday 1st June 2021 to Wednesday 1st December 2021
10 signatures
Scrap the requirement for 16-18 year olds to resit Maths or English if they fail
Open from Thursday 10th October 2019 to Wednesday 6th November 2019
10 signatures
GCSE Maths, English and Science should be optional from year 10
Open from Thursday 14th February 2019 to Wednesday 14th August 2019
10 signatures
Reinstate Functional Skills as an alternative for Level 3 EYE's
Open from Friday 3rd February 2017 to Tuesday 2nd May 2017
9 signatures
Stop subjects (home economics, human biology, performing arts ,environmental science etc)being axed from A-levels and GCSEs
Open from Friday 13th June 2014 to Monday 30th March 2015
9 signatures
home education leaving certificate
Open from Friday 28th September 2012 to Saturday 28th September 2013
9 signatures
Introduce Religious Studies/ REPS as an EBacc humanity subject
Open from Thursday 22nd March 2018 to Saturday 22nd September 2018
9 signatures
Scrap 9-1 GCSE's for the current year 10 (leaving in 2k17)
Open from Tuesday 28th June 2016 to Wednesday 28th December 2016
9 signatures
Religious Studies should be optional in schools
Open from Tuesday 20th May 2014 to Thursday 20th November 2014
9 signatures
Protect British-English from Extinction
Open from Thursday 12th September 2013 to Friday 12th September 2014
9 signatures
Teach Health and Social Care as a compulsory KS3 subject
Open from Friday 18th December 2020 to Friday 18th June 2021
9 signatures
Cut the abortion limit up to 18 weeks
Open from Wednesday 23rd January 2013 to Tuesday 23rd April 2013
9 signatures
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