Submitted on Monday 8th June 2020
Rejected on Thursday 9th July 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Cancel exams for current year 10 and 12 students.
Year 10 and 12 students are missing a third of valuable learning in school. Therefore I think it would be extremely unfair for us students to sit these exams next year with no proper teaching or learning taking place.
I am a current year 10 student and I am aware that in year 10 you learn the core elements of GCSE subjects. We are missing a third of year 10 so we are already disadvantaged, prior to commencing year 11. Also in year 11 the majority of our education is revision. As for year 12, they are also missing a huge chunk of vital learning and are also disadvantaged. We are all very concerned on how we can achieve our full potential and reach our ambitions when there is no teaching taking place. So making us sit these exams would be completely unfair.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
Decisions about exams are a matter for exam boards and individual schools, and are not a matter for the UK Government or Parliament. Ofqual has launched a consultation on 2021 exams and assessments, which you can read about here: www.gov.uk/government/news/ofqual-launches-consultation-on-2021-exams-and-assessments
We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:
Reduce curriculum content for year 10 & 12 students who will sit exams in 2021: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/320772
Work with regulators and exam providers to clarify exam arrangements for 2021: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/312570
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