Reduce the 2021 A Level Exam content instead of postponing exams

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Assuming that exams will take place - as Gavin Williamson stated today - content should be reduced instead of the futile 3 week postponement. In order to circumvent the issue of different colleges teaching content in a different order, teachers should be allowed to choose which topics they abandon.

Many students perform better in final exams than internal assessments or coursework and not every student in the UK has received the same quality of teaching or has been able to cope mentally with schoolwork, particularly during lockdown. An extra 3 weeks' worth of revision is not adequate to make up for 6 months of missed education without further damaging our mental health.

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 some of these petitions:

Reduce curriculum content for year 10 & 12 students who will sit exams in 2021: Reduce curriculum content for year 10 & 12 students who will sit exams in 2021.

Work with regulators and exam providers to clarify exam arrangements for 2021: Work with regulators and exam providers to clarify exam arrangements for 2021

Timeline

12 Oct 2020	Petition opened for signatures
19 Oct 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 19 Oct 2020

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