Submitted on Thursday 7th January 2016
Rejected on Friday 8th January 2016
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Reverse the decision of sitting GCSE and A-Level exams from May back to June.
Like many other parents I am outraged by the decision to move GCSE and A-Level exams from June to May to accommodate Ramadan.
According to the Metro newspaper Ramadan affects 8.1% of students, hence a minority.
Why have they made such a change, only taking into consideration a minority of pupils. This will reduce the learning time for all other students and as we know the taught curriculum units are always behind schedule!
What about the 6.7m students who suffer from Hay Fever, will they get a reprieve during the summer month?
You can't sign this petition because it was rejected. But you can still comment on it here at Repetition.me!
The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
Decisions about the dates of exams are taken by exam boards, not by the UK Government or Parliament.
You may be interested in this recent statement made by the Joint Council for Qualifications, which is a membership organisation comprising the seven largest providers of qualifications in the UK:
http://www.jcq.org.uk/media-centre/news-releases/jcq-statement---exam-timetables
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