Homework for primary school children should end, according to our poll Our poll finds a majority in favour of scrapping primary school homework. For the latest news and developments affecting children, parents and teachers across Tayside and Fife, sign up for our weekly Schools and Family newsletter. Thank you for signing up to our Schools and Family newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Seven in 10 people who responded to our survey on the issue think not. With the Scottish Greens proposing to scrap homework for younger pupils in their election manifesto, we asked our readers what they thought of sending maths, reading and other tasks home in schoolbags.