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.
Reduce school homework to the core (English, Maths, Science) & GCSE subjects
Opened on
6 signatures so far
Make P.E. optional for Secondary Schools on return in September.
Open from Wednesday 30th September 2020 to Tuesday 30th March 2021
15 signatures
Abolish homework across all secondary schools
Open from Thursday 8th October 2020 to Thursday 8th April 2021
64 signatures
Ban schools from setting mandatory homework over school holidays
Open from Tuesday 13th October 2020 to Tuesday 13th April 2021
34 signatures
Review amount of homework schools set and issue guidance limiting this
Open from Thursday 15th October 2020 to Thursday 15th April 2021
16 signatures
Fund paid time off work for parents who have to home school
Open from Friday 22nd January 2021 to Thursday 22nd July 2021
11 signatures
Ban schools from setting compulsory homework until sixth form
Open from Friday 12th February 2021 to Thursday 12th August 2021
18 signatures
Abolish Homework in Every School
Open from Friday 30th April 2021 to Saturday 30th October 2021
102 signatures
Require schools to make Friday a part of the school weekend
Open from Wednesday 6th October 2021 to Wednesday 6th April 2022
148,136 signatures
Abolish detention outside school sessions
Open from Friday 19th November 2021 to Thursday 19th May 2022
43 signatures
Abolish homework across all schools
Open from Tuesday 4th January 2022 to Monday 4th July 2022
211 signatures
Require schools to make Friday a part of the school weekend
Open from Thursday 21st April 2022 to Friday 4th November 2022
571 signatures
Ban schools from setting more than four hours of homework a week
Open from Thursday 28th July 2022 to Saturday 11th February 2023
40 signatures
Ban schools from being able to set homework
Open from Tuesday 18th October 2022 to Tuesday 18th April 2023
600 signatures
Ban more than 1 hour of homework every week
Open from Thursday 3rd November 2022 to Wednesday 3rd May 2023
19 signatures
To make Friday one less day of school, to allow kids to reset for monday.
Open from Monday 9th January 2023 to Sunday 9th July 2023
65 signatures
Stop giving homework to primary and secondary school students
Open from Friday 13th December 2024 to Friday 13th June 2025
4,621 signatures
Require schools to allow students to use their phones at break and lunch
Open from Friday 7th March 2025 to Sunday 7th September 2025
89 signatures
Issue guidance so schools cannot give homework overnight
Open from Monday 16th June 2025 to Tuesday 16th December 2025
72 signatures
councils and landlords to provide stable, fair housing for people in recovery.
Review and reform education system based on Finland's to improve accessibility
Open from Wednesday 6th August 2025 to Friday 6th February 2026
167 signatures
Don't let schools make religious studies compulsory for GCSEs
Open from Monday 20th October 2025 to Monday 20th April 2026
63 signatures
Ban homework in all schools
Opened on Friday 14th November 2025
947 signatures so far
Ban homework for students in Year 9 and below
Opened on Friday 21st November 2025
43 signatures so far
Ban schools from using online reading practice websites
Opened on Friday 5th December 2025
43 signatures so far
Establish national guidelines on workload for students in schools
Opened on Thursday 8th January 2026
37 signatures so far
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