Petition · past parliament
GCSEs to be replaced by a mix of academic and vocational subjects at A-levels.
Closed
16 signatures
What the petition asks
I have been a secondary teacher for many years and I think the current GCSEs belong to an era when young people left education at 16. Let's have a baccalaureate system to replace A-levels, with a mix of arts, sciences and vocational subjects and exams at the age of 18.
Timeline
| 4 Mar 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 4 Sep 2019 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
16
Status
Closed
Opened
4 Mar 2019
Closed
4 Sep 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.