Petition · past parliament
Support children’s education by repeating the last academic year.
Rejected
12 signatures
What the petition asks
With children’s mental health and their well-being, being a priority for when they return to school. I feel that it is essential that children should repeat their last academic year.
They only had about 16 weeks in their last academic year and are now expected to be ready for a new academic year.
They only had about 16 weeks in their last academic year and are now expected to be ready for a new academic year.
By allowing children to repeat their last academic year, schools will have time to introduce a plan which will benefit children and young peoples mental health and well-being. This will allow children and young people a chance to be comfortable within their setting, by not having the pressure to worry about not being at the level they are expected to be at. We have seen the unfortunate affect this has had on some and if this isn’t addressed in the correct way now then there will be more cases.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 16 Aug 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 4 Sep 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
12
Status
Rejected
Rejected
4 Sep 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.