Petition · past parliament

Cancel all 2021 A-Level and GCSE Exams and prioritise mental health!

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

Cancel all 2021 examinations for year 11 and year 13 students and replace them with small amounts of coursework and teacher assessed grades. This would be the most accurate way to achieve our deserved grades while ensuring student’s mental health and motivation are not further depleted.
Students have suffered immensely during the Covid-19 pandemic. We have not been able to prepare sufficiently to sit exams in 2021 by a long shot. We have had months of ‘online education’, although only the most fortunate students have been able to access online education. The mental health of students should be prioritised, but this is not the case, students are being forced to try and repair the mess they where plunged into while our voices are being ignored by the government.

Why it was rejected

The UK Government or Parliament was already taking the action it asked for.

Timeline

3 Jan 2021 Petition opened for signatures
6 Jan 2021 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10
Status Rejected
Rejected 6 Jan 2021

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