Petition · Department for Education

Change the mathematics curriculum to be more relevant to real life

Closed 35 signatures

What the petition asks

I would like the government to change the curriculum, so children can apply what they learn to their lives. I feel that currently, they are learning things that are not useful. I think children need to learn about real life maths e.g. mortgages, loans, debt and credit cards.
I strongly believe that the government should change the curriculum as it is not setting people up for life outside of school. I don't think children should learn things that aren’t going to help them in real life scenarios.

Timeline

31 Mar 2025 Petition opened for signatures
30 Sep 2025 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 35
Status Closed
Department Department for Education
Opened 31 Mar 2025
Closed 30 Sep 2025

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 25 Aug 2026.