Dedicate 3% of the National School Budget to Secondary Extracurriculars

Closed 143 signatures

What the petition asks

We urge the Government to require at least 3% of spending of the National Schools Budget for extracurricular activities in secondary schools. We believe this funding could be used to cover costs such as staff overtime or facilities, ensuring access to sport, debating, drama, and music.

We believe secondary school students deserve more than grades. Sports, debate, music, drama, STEM, and leadership clubs can foster resilience, creativity, and ambition. We believe cuts make enrichment a postcode lottery. We believe the estimated £22.5m for 400 schools is a drop in the ocean. We believe a 3% ring-fence of the national schools budget could guarantee schools the funds to run out-of-hours clubs, giving every child the right to thrive, not just survive, on and beyond school grounds.

Timeline

23 Sep 2025	Petition opened for signatures
23 Mar 2026	Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 143

Status Closed

Opened 23 Sep 2025

Closed 23 Mar 2026

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