Petitions/Make GCSE Science an optional subject
StatusClosed
Opened20 Jan 2025
Closes20 Jul 2025
Government response
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
Milestones

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.

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.

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Constituency engagement ranking

Steve Darling
1Steve Darling MP
Torbay
2
Mr Connor Rand
2Mr Connor Rand MP
Altrincham and Sale West
1
Alison Griffiths
3Alison Griffiths MP
Bognor Regis and Littlehampton
1
Barry Gardiner
4Barry Gardiner MP
Brent West
1
Marie Goldman
5Marie Goldman MP
Chelmsford
1
Rachel Blake
6Rachel Blake MP
Cities of London and Westminster
1
Paul Davies
7Paul Davies MP
Colne Valley
1
Taiwo Owatemi
8Taiwo Owatemi MP
Coventry North West
1
Iqbal Mohamed
9Iqbal Mohamed MP
Dewsbury and Batley
1
Deirdre Costigan
10Deirdre Costigan MP
Ealing Southall
1
Make GCSE Science an optional subject — Petitions