Petition · past parliament

Reduce curriculum for GCSE and A levels 2021

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

We would like the A level and GCSE curriculum to be reduced for our exams in 2021, in response to the Covid-19 lockdown we have experienced. Some schools are still having to isolate meaning even more learning is missed. Rather than cancelling exams, reducing the curriculum will be more supportive.
Many students were unable to access the resources required to support their learning. Some students are without stable internet and technology, while others live in crowded households where working is close to impossible. Some had close family members to care for, others lost family and friends, therefore with circumstances like these we can’t be expected to sit the same exams that most years have done in the past without having experienced a pandemic.

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

13 Oct 2020 Petition opened for signatures
6 Nov 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10
Status Rejected
Rejected 6 Nov 2020

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