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Petition · past parliament · Department for Education

Cancel all GCSE, AS and A level exams until 2024.

Closed 38 signatures

What the petition asks

This is an extremely turbulent time for many students and the ramifications of it are likely to continue for many years to come. The hours of missed learning are going to have a massive impact on students educational chances. Cancel all exams until 2024 and replace with teacher assessments.
Many students have missed out on valuable learning time in extremely crucial years. Students who are either in their first year or second year of GCSEs have not got the teaching they deserved. Students who have moved or are moving onto A levels in September have faced extreme disruption. Cancel the 2022 and 2023 exams and replace with teacher assessments. Return to exams in 2024 with a completely new intake of students who haven’t faced as much disruption in these crucial years.

Timeline

8 Mar 2021 Petition opened for signatures
8 Sep 2021 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 38
Status Closed
Department Department for Education
Opened 8 Mar 2021
Closed 8 Sep 2021

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