Make a plan for people who had to stop learning their A Levels/ GCSE content. · petition

What the petition asks

We believe that we are going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sitting our A Levels/ GCSE's next year, due to us all losing physical teaching time and having to teach ourselves A Level/ GCSE courses.
Ideally, we would like the grade boundaries to be significantly lowered or the option to resit.

We want you to do it as although we are home learning, it is a lot more difficult for us and we have lost valuable teaching time. We have found that many students in positions when exams are due next year, feel as though they are likely to get a lower grade which may impact their further studies. We understand this situation isn't mainly about us, yet we want to be ensured of what will happen for the current Year 10 and Year 12.

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, not 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

Exams 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
Children’s Society: https://www.childrenssociety.org.uk/mental-health-advice-for-children-and-young-people/issues-affecting-young-people
Childline: https://www.childline.org.uk/info-advice/your-feelings/anxiety-stress-panic/coping-with-stress/

Timeline

13 Apr 2020	Petition opened for signatures
28 May 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee