Petition · past parliament
Allow students taking the new GCSE to bring blank anthologies to the exam
Rejected
18 signatures
What the petition asks
In previous years, students were allowed to take in blank anthologies so they had the piece of text in front of them. In the new exam students are not allowed to so, essentially, the exam is heavily based on memory. We cannot analyse a poem without the text!
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
This petition is similar to yours:
Authorise open book examinations for GCSE English Literature 2017
Authorise open book examinations for GCSE English Literature 2017
Timeline
| 7 Feb 2017 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 12 Feb 2017 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
18
Status
Rejected
Rejected
12 Feb 2017
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.