Petition · past parliament
Stop MTC Multiplication Tables Check as a statutory test for year 4 students
Closed
73 signatures
What the petition asks
The department of education are making testing compulsory from academic year 2018/2019 for year 4 students in the UK. These are timed tests that test all times tables up to 12x12 and are already causing unnecessary anxiety to 7 and 8 year olds in preparation for these tests.
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/755745/2018_MTC_assessment_framework_PDFA.pdf
Timeline
| 26 Nov 2018 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 26 May 2019 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
73
Status
Closed
Opened
26 Nov 2018
Closed
26 May 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.