Petition · past parliament
Hold all school children back 1 year to allow them to catch up on missed work
Rejected
16 signatures
What the petition asks
Hold all school age children back by 1 year
Work with schools to facilitate this
Work with schools to facilitate this
It is unfair on school children to have missed so much school work.
Children moving onto SAT's and GCSE's next year will be under too much pressure to catch up.
Children moving onto SAT's and GCSE's next year will be under too much pressure to catch up.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 8 Jan 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 18 Jan 2021 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
16
Status
Rejected
Rejected
18 Jan 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.