Exams to be cancelled and to reduce workload due to incorrect attendance levels.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

To make decisions on the true reflections of attendance levels within schools across Northern Ireland. Take into consideration the true reflections of work missed by a wide percentage. A decision needs to be made on us rather than the economy and how it will effect our overall career pathways.

The Exam Awarding bodies are basing their decisions on incorrect attendance grades and those isolating are missing up to 6 weeks of school. Pupils who are isolating are marked in as present which is not true. Highlighting how he around 90% attendance rates in school when in reality it is not the case. Online learning for individuals is very stressful and it has been proved that lower results are maintained through this type of learning. Also resulting in higher levels of stress for teachers.

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

Your petition is about something that the Northern Ireland Assembly is responsible for.

If you want to raise this issue you could contact your MLA, or raise it with the Department of Education:

You can find contact details for your MLAs here: http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/your-mlas/

You can find contact details for the Department of Education here: https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/contacts/contacts-az/department-education

Timeline

5 Nov 2020	Petition opened for signatures
12 Nov 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 12 Nov 2020

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