Do not ban students who fail maths or English GCSE from receiving student loans

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Students from disadvantaged background will be hit the hardest if this rule was to come into play. Higher education already has a huge class divide, and this will only further fuel it. We should be encouraging students to reach their goals, not limiting opportunities

Banning students who did not pass GCSE English and Maths from receiving a student loan, will only discourage many from even trying to get into higher education. This is not what education is about, education should be accessible to all.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

You may wish to sign this petition which calls for a similar action: Do not make student loans contingent on past grades

Timeline

25 Feb 2022	Petition opened for signatures
28 Feb 2022	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 28 Feb 2022

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