Cancel all GCSE and A-Level exams for 2021.

Rejected 17 signatures

What the petition asks

GCSE and A-Level exams must be cancelled due to large amounts of time lost during the coronavirus pandemic. Teacher assessed grades should be given. Otherwise, students should be given the option to not do their exams and receive teacher assessed grades. England must respond just like Wales did.

Many areas in the UK have been affected, meaning young people are not being properly educated and have lost too much time, while in other areas, students are receiving proper education. As a student, I must say that the exams are stressing not only me, but other students and my friends too. This is severely affecting our mental health and even with the new changes done to the exams, too many schools are being put at a disadvantage. Schools do not need to be closed, but exams should be scrapped.

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: Cancel GCSEs and A Levels in 2021

The Petitions Committee scheduled a debate on this and related petitions on 7 December 2020.

Watch the debate: https://youtu.be/7r7ECc92V3g
Read the transcript: https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2020-12-07/debates/4FFF63BD-3E7E-4CD6-A1B1-1A8400F88AD8/Covid-19ImpactOnSchoolsAndExams

Timeline

7 Dec 2020	Petition opened for signatures
9 Dec 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 17

Status Rejected

Rejected 9 Dec 2020

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