Petition · past parliament · Department for Education

Cancel Vocational Exams NOW

Closed 622 signatures

What the petition asks

Hundreds of thousands of students are slated to take BTEC and other vocational and technical examinations in early January - in the middle of a global pandemic. It's absolutely absurd. The notion that this is even happening to vocational and technical students is absurd - delay or cancel them now!
BTEC, Vocational and Technical students have been left in the dark since the start of this crisis - A-Level and GCSE students have been given requisite ways to make up for lost time with BTEC students consistently being left out of government planning - we need clear plans as to how BTEC students will be placed on the same level playing field as GCSE and A-Level students and we need them as soon as possible so that teachers and students know exactly where they stand.

Timeline

6 Jan 2021 Petition opened for signatures
6 Jul 2021 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 622
Status Closed
Department Department for Education
Opened 6 Jan 2021
Closed 6 Jul 2021

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