Petition · past parliament
Increase the length of the school day, and stop homework.
Rejected
14 signatures
What the petition asks
It would help working Mothers if the school day at secondary level was longer. It would also help if the children had done their homework so that family time was then free from homework stress as they will have already done it at school.
Why it was rejected
It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.
The length of the school day, and decisions about homework, are decisions for schools and their governing bodies to make.
If you would like the Department for Education to issue guidelines, or impose requirements on schools, you could start a petition asking for that.
If you would like the Department for Education to issue guidelines, or impose requirements on schools, you could start a petition asking for that.
Timeline
| 18 Oct 2015 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 29 Oct 2015 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
14
Status
Rejected
Rejected
29 Oct 2015
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.