Petition · past parliament
Allow GCSE English students a copy of the poetry anythology in the exam.
Rejected
12 signatures
What the petition asks
In previous years students have been allowed to take the poetry anthology into the exam with them.
Why now change it and make the exam more memory than knowledge?
Surely you want students to be focusing on the content in their essays rather than having to memorise quotations from 15 poems.
Why now change it and make the exam more memory than knowledge?
Surely you want students to be focusing on the content in their essays rather than having to memorise quotations from 15 poems.
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
| 12 Feb 2017 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 12 Feb 2017 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
12
Status
Rejected
Rejected
12 Feb 2017
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.