Year 10 and Year 12 to get discretion for their GCSE and A-Level exams in 2021 · petition

What the petition asks

Due to COVID-19 school/college closures ,students in both the current year 10 and year 12 are still expected to complete their 2021 key examinations (A-Level and GCSE) however these students should be allowed discretion for these exams : they should be assessed on their class grades .

Year 10 and year 12 are now dealing with the consequences of school closures. Some of these children are stressed and unwell and are trying to work through this period . They should receive discretion for their examinations as they are ‘key’ academic years and are now trying to work through this period but will inevitably have ‘gaps’ in their learning ; children will go back to school/college and be at very different levels of learning . This can be prevented by alternative assessment in 2021.

Why it was rejected

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

Decisions about exams are a matter for exam boards and individual schools, and are not a matter for the UK Government or Parliament.

We have published the following petition, which you might like to sign:

Work with regulators and exam providers to clarify exam arrangements for 2021: Work with regulators and exam providers to clarify exam arrangements for 2021

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Timeline

2 Apr 2020	Petition opened for signatures
27 May 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee