Petition · past parliament
Give GCSE students the poetry anthology in the english literature exam
Rejected
18 signatures
What the petition asks
In recent years students have always had the poetry anthology with them in exams and we are put at a disadvantage by not having it. Memorising poems is nothing to do with english literature.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 13 Feb 2017 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 15 Feb 2017 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
18
Status
Rejected
Rejected
15 Feb 2017
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.