Petition · past parliament
Stop homework
Rejected
17 signatures
What the petition asks
I would like the government to even consider stopping homework being mandatory.
Homework was first created as a punishment but do you think the connotation with “punishment” ever left? Homework comes along with all sorts of stress and anxiety about deadlines etc. If British schools aren’t damaging enough to one’s mental health they have to go home and continue work from school at home. Children deserve breaks and the border between school and home should not be crossed. Also children will socialise more which is really important after being locked inside during covid.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 16 Apr 2022 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 20 Apr 2022 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
17
Status
Rejected
Rejected
20 Apr 2022
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.