Petition · past parliament
Take content out of the GCSE and A-Levels to match up with the time off school
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Take the amount of content that would be covered in the amount of time we are off school off the GCSEs.
Only give the children homework and revision type tasks to do while on lockdown.
Only give the children homework and revision type tasks to do while on lockdown.
An estimated 5.9 – 7.1% children and adolescents have diagnosed ADHD and on top of that, many others have other learning disabilities or mental health issues that prevent them from being able to sit down and work from home.
Their entire futures are being sabotaged by a situation they cannot control.
Using predicted grades is also a terrible idea. Few teens even try in exams that don't contribute to anything, and are now being told that these will be taken into account for GCSE results?
Their entire futures are being sabotaged by a situation they cannot control.
Using predicted grades is also a terrible idea. Few teens even try in exams that don't contribute to anything, and are now being told that these will be taken into account for GCSE results?
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: Reduce curriculum content for year 10 & 12 students who will sit exams in 2021.
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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 find 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
You can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/
You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Find out more: https://committees.parliament.uk/work/192/the-governments-response-to-coronavirus/
Timeline
| 29 Apr 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 5 Jun 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
5 Jun 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.