Petition · past parliament
GET RID OFF NEW TOPICS ADDED TO THE NEW SPEC MATHS GCSE
Rejected
15 signatures
What the petition asks
Children are finding the new specification maths gcse extremely hard and difficult. Additionally many children have the potential to excel in maths yet are being downgraded and moved to do a foundation tier paper.
Many children who have the potential to attain an A or A* in the old style Maths GCSE can not even get a 5 which is deemed to be a pass. Why is this you may ask. The simple reality is the goverment have created the maths GCSE too hard as a result of moving subjects that are normally taught at A level down to GCSE. Moreover with many students, including myself, being taught the old curriculum it has become impossible to adjust and adhere to the demands the new maths GCSE brings forth. Please sign.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 15 Feb 2017 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 24 Feb 2017 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
15
Status
Rejected
Rejected
24 Feb 2017
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.