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Petition · past parliament

Make the GCSEs and A-Levels in 2021 open book exams.

Rejected 17 signatures

What the petition asks

during the COVID-19 pandemic year 10s and year 12s have missed out on a lot of content. the 2020 GCSEs and A-Levels got cancelled, and it would be completely unfair to expect the year 10s and 12s to do the normal GCSEs when their education has also been negatively impacted.
the year 10s and 12s also had a negative impact on their education and missed out on so much important information.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Open book exams for GCSE and A-level students sitting exams in 2021

Timeline

15 Jun 2020 Petition opened for signatures
9 Jul 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 17
Status Rejected
Rejected 9 Jul 2020

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.