Petition · past parliament

Give students less homework

Rejected 16 signatures

What the petition asks

Give students less homework.
Because students mental health is deteriorating with school let alone homework as well. Also there isn’t enough time for out of school hobbies and relaxation time. An average school gives 10 pieces of homework out each week, 1 per lesson, that means 10 hours of homework as well as an additional 6 hours of school. An average teenager needs at least 8-10 hours of sleep. So say a student gets 2 pieces of homework per day. That’s 6 hours at school. 2-4 hours of work depending on the work set. 3 hours for eating and 10 for sleep that only leaves 1 hour for out of school clubs

Why it was rejected

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

Decisions relating to the setting of homework are a matter for individual schools, not the UK Government or House of Commons. This means the Government is not directly responsible for the action this petition calls for.

You might like to sign this petition which calls for a related action:

Abolish homework across all schools: Abolish homework across all schools

Timeline

24 Apr 2022 Petition opened for signatures
26 Apr 2022 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 16
Status Rejected
Rejected 26 Apr 2022

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