Petition · past parliament · Department for Education

Prohibit any exams from taking place during the Covid-19 outbreak

Closed 725 signatures

What the petition asks

We would like you to prohibit any exams to be taken place during the outbreak of Covid. We believe students are being put under too much pressure because of the added stress Covid causes and the disruption to school life.
It is unfair for some student to sit exams and some not. All students, regardless of the education they received during the first lockdown, suffer from the same stresses and pressure Covid is causing.
There are family members, friends and members of our community dying yet you still want students to take exams during this incredibly worrying and depressing time.
The governments late decision, and uncertainties over exams have made students feel even more anxious and frustrated.

Timeline

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

Key facts

Signatures 725
Status Closed
Department Department for Education
Opened 25 Jan 2021
Closed 25 Jul 2021

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