Petition · past parliament
Don't raise national average target grades in GCSE English Language & Maths.
Closed
44 signatures
What the petition asks
We call on the Government to abandon its ambition to see the national average GCSE grade in both English language and maths increase from 4.5 in 2019 to 5 by 2030
We believe that young people's mental health is getting worse. We believe this has been impacted by ever increasing targets and more heavily laden academic curricula. To us, this has squeezed out the arts, life skills, enrichment, sport and any sense of pleasure in learning. Our young people do not thrive simply by raising the height of the hurdles.
Timeline
| 6 Apr 2022 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 20 Oct 2022 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
44
Status
Closed
Opened
6 Apr 2022
Closed
20 Oct 2022
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.