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Educate KS4 students with functional skills they can use later in life.
Closed
17 signatures
What the petition asks
In schools students are taught a variety of different things, but something the education system doesn't teach is functional skills. Being 16 I have no idea how to pay tax or take out a mortgage on a house but we get taught how to analyse 18th century literature..
I would like MORE time dedicated in our schooling (once in KS4) to things we can use later in everyday life in exchange for things that only a small percentage of us will use later in life.
Timeline
| 2 Mar 2017 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 2 May 2017 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
17
Status
Closed
Opened
2 Mar 2017
Closed
2 May 2017
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.