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Make GCSE Science an optional subject

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closedDepartment for EducationOpened 20 January 2025Closed 20 July 2025

Background

I think that GCSE Science should be made an optional subject. I think that students should not be forced to take science as a subject.

Additional details

If not made optional, students who fail GCSE science should be forced to resit it, bringing it in line with the requirements for GCSE English and Maths which are both also mandatory subjects.

Where it’s popular

Constituencies with the most signatures on this petition.

TorbaySteve Darling
2
Bognor Regis and LittlehamptonAlison Griffiths
1
Brent WestBarry Gardiner
1
ChelmsfordMarie Goldman
1
Cities of London and WestminsterRachel Blake
1
Colne ValleyPaul Davies
1
Coventry North WestTaiwo Owatemi
1
Dewsbury and BatleyIqbal Mohamed
1
Ealing SouthallDeirdre Costigan
1
Epsom and EwellHelen Maguire
1
GedlingMichael Payne
1
Kensington and BayswaterJoe Powell
1
Leeds Central and HeadingleyAlex Sobel
1
Leeds SouthHilary Benn
1
Leicester WestLiz Kendall
1
Manchester CentralLucy Powell
1
North ShropshireHelen Morgan
1
North West NorfolkJames Wild
1
Oxford West and AbingdonLayla Moran
1
Skipton and RiponSir Julian Smith
1

Source: UK Government & Parliament Petitions service. Petition ID: 706737.