Petition · past parliament · Department for Education
Confirm arrangements for 2022 GCSE, A-level and BTEC exams by summer 2021
Closed
143 signatures
What the petition asks
The Government should be planning with exam boards what arrangements they will make for the 2022 exam sets, and should announce this as soon as possible to avoid another crisis. This can be reduced content, more lenient marking, delaying exams or telling the topics (as planned for this year).
The last two years, schools have been disrupted a lot by the pandemic. The government has always acted late in planning what would happen with exams both in summer and in January. Therefore the government should start considering and announcing what arrangements can be made for 2022, as lessons online are not a substitute for school learning. There are many disadvantaged kids that don’t have the same opportunities and it widens the attainment gap.
Timeline
| 9 Apr 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 9 Oct 2021 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
143
Status
Closed
Department
Department for Education
Opened
9 Apr 2021
Closed
9 Oct 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.