Petition · past parliament
Cancel 2021 exams for year 11 and year 13 students
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Cancel exams for 2021 students, due to the current COVID-19 pandemic. Instead use previous mock and internal exam results to create a grade for each student in their subjects (moderated grade).
These exams are causing added pressure to students, which is not needed in these times. The current pandemic and lockdown has caused inequalities in pupils education, as it has been made aware that students from a more privileged background have had better and easier access to online resources, leading to more consistent education. Cancelling these exams will therefore end unfair inequalities in the outcome of students exam results, dependant on their access to technology and support from schools
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 7 Jul 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 22 Jul 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
22 Jul 2020
Follow this petition
Sign in to get an email when the government responds, a debate is scheduled or held, or the petition closes.
Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.