Petition · past parliament · Department for Education

Keep Maths and English A-Level non-compulsory and let us keep a choice

Closed 288 signatures

What the petition asks

It has been reported that the Prime Minister wants to require children to do maths and English until they are 18 years old, however I think that children should keep the choice of what they want to do after GCSE.
I think that people should have the choice of what they want to do, however if this was to be put in place, opportunities would be narrowed down, and they are very hard A Levels to make people who don’t want to do the subjects which can make people miserable and ruin mental health

Timeline

15 Dec 2022 Petition opened for signatures
15 Jun 2023 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 288
Status Closed
Department Department for Education
Opened 15 Dec 2022
Closed 15 Jun 2023

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