Petition · past parliament

Cut down content in core subjects such as Mathematics in 2021 GCSES

Rejected 17 signatures

What the petition asks

The Parliament has recently stated they will allow students in 2021 to drop topics within their English Literature exams in 2021.
The Parliament needs to acknowledge that the majority of Year 10 students have not reached halfway within their mathematics course, making it near impossible to pass.
The Parliment should assess an average of mathematics topics covered within schools across the country and ensure that exams only cover that which students have learnt properly and that which they are capable to cover before mock examinations and GCSEs in 2021.
This will ensure students are getting a fair chance on their gcses as many educators have covered subjects only briefly during lockdown, preventing students from having a full education. There is not enough time to recover from this.

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.

Timeline

4 Aug 2020 Petition opened for signatures
4 Aug 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 17
Status Rejected
Rejected 4 Aug 2020

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