Special consideration or syllabus amendment for year 12 students (A-Level 2021). · petition

What the petition asks

I would like special consideration or changes to A-Level syllabuses for current year 12 students given the school closures due to Covid-19.

Despite valiant efforts from students to carry on studying and teachers to teach online, current year 12 students’ grades will suffer due to the lost teaching hours in the Covid-19 outbreak. Our post-18 options will be based on our A-Level grades, which will have been hit by this. Current year 13’s will be given predicted grades, but there is no talk of how the interference in year 12 students’ educations will be rectified.

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

Decisions about exams and assessments are a matter for exam boards and individual schools, and are not a matter for the UK Government or Parliament. You can read the decision made by exam boards on what will happen to exams this year here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/further-details-on-exams-and-grades-announced

Exam cancellations and the current coronavirus pandemic can cause worry and stress. You can find information on how to deal with stress here:
Young Minds: https://youngminds.org.uk/?gclid=Cj0KCQjwpfHzBRCiARIsAHHzyZq25dJRPEYEgu_Jsyh9e-Ehmx_IlSA1wM_dLnm-DFYTu_93cvsIoH8aAkB9EALw_wcB

You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:

www.gov.uk/coronavirus

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/

The Government has also created an online service to help you out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: https://www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support

You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips

Timeline

30 Mar 2020	Petition opened for signatures
15 May 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee