Petition · past parliament

Give everyone a extra year at school / universities due to March Lockdown 2020

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

Give everyone in the UK a free year of education because of the massive gap between March and September with students missing out of education
I want this to happen because loads of people left schools and college without qualifications which they need for jobs in the future

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.

We understand that you are concerned about the impact of the Covid-19 outbreak on education, but we're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do.

We could accept petitions calling on the Government to offer or require school children resit the current academic year, if that is what you want to happen. We could also accept a petition calling on the UK Government to reimburse tuition fees or provide funding for additional education for university students whose studies were affected by Covid-19.

You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.

Timeline

29 Dec 2020 Petition opened for signatures
4 Jan 2021 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10
Status Rejected
Rejected 4 Jan 2021

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