Petition · past parliament
Cancel GCSEs and A Levels in 2021
Rejected
20 signatures
What the petition asks
Many students are suffering educationally due to COVID-19 and will not do as well as they could in their GCSE and A Level exams compared to if this crisis didn't happen. This unprecedented crisis requires unprecedented steps and solutions.
Many students are suffering educationally due to COVID-19 and will not do as well as they could in their GCSE and A Level exams compared to if this crisis didn't happen. This unprecedented crisis requires unprecedented steps and solutions.
The best thing to do in this situation is to cancel exams in 2021 and to allow teachers to predict their student's grades. This would allow teachers to take into account pupils' previous progress before they had to start working from home, and would be fairer.
The best thing to do in this situation is to cancel exams in 2021 and to allow teachers to predict their student's grades. This would allow teachers to take into account pupils' previous progress before they had to start working from home, and would be fairer.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 26 May 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 28 May 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
20
Status
Rejected
Rejected
28 May 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.