Petition · past parliament

Extend the school day until 5pm resulting in the removal of school homework

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

If the school day is extended, homework could be removed, resulting in family time at home and children will be less stressed

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

We can't accept your petition because schools already have the power to set their own hours and policies on homework. This is therefore a decision for schools and not the UK Government or Parliament.

You could start a new petition calling for all schools to be required to finish at 5 pm and for homework to be banned if that's something you would to see happen.

Timeline

26 Mar 2019 Petition opened for signatures
8 Apr 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10
Status Rejected
Rejected 8 Apr 2019

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.