Cancel 2021 GCSEs for Pupils in England

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

The COVID-19 pandemic had caused already irreplaceable time loss to students across the country. A few weeks of preparation cannot subsidise this time lost and we need to follow the examples of the other home nations, such as Wales, in cancelling exams. This must be done swiftly.

Uncertainty in the times ahead is causing unrest and great anxiety among students who don’t know whether the 3 weeks will be sufficient to give them a grade that truly reflects their ability. If exams are truly the best way of giving grades - why make it unjustifiably unfair by piling more pressure on already strained students? We need to act fast so measures can be implemented (such as coursework based curriculums or teacher assessments) so we can avoid a similar exam disaster to last year.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Cancel GCSEs and A Levels in 2021

Timeline

11 Nov 2020	Petition opened for signatures
17 Nov 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 17 Nov 2020

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