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Request a statement from the Government about Universities and our Examinations

Submitted on Tuesday 7th April 2020

Rejected on Thursday 28th May 2020

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)

Petition Action

Request a statement from the Government about Universities and our Examinations

Petition Details

All schools and colleges have been given instructions to cancel examinations for GCSEs and A Levels, however Universities have not been told anything and we deserve a statement and final decision on whether examinations will take place and if so how they will take place.

Additional Information

We have had the same impact as schools and colleges so we deserve the same treatment, with either cancellation of exams or different type of exams because we have not been able to go into university to use facilities or go to any lectures.


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This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

Decisions about university teaching, assessments and exams are a matter for individual universities, not the UK Government or Parliament.

If you have concerns about your university's arrangements for teaching and assessment you should raise these with your university or the Office for Students, which regulates the higher education sector.

We understand that the current situation is stressful for many people, including students. Student Minds, a mental health charity for students, is collating guidance and developing resources to support students experiencing stress as a result of the current situation, which you may find useful: www.studentminds.org.uk/coronavirus.html

You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:

www.gov.uk/coronavirus
www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/

The Government has also created an online service to help you out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support

You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips

You can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here: commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/

You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coronavirus outbreak.

Find out more: committees.parliament.uk/work/192/the-governments-response-to-coronavirus/

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