Submitted on Monday 15th June 2020
Rejected on Thursday 9th July 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Cancel exams for 2021!!
Exams for 2021 should be cancelled. Then government needs to listen to the youths voices and hear us when we say that we will not be able to pass our exams. Half our year will be spent at home and based on the last few months learning from home isn’t good enough. Listen to us, we can’t pass.
2020 exams were cancelled due to coronavirus despite having majority of our school year done exams were still cancelled. 2021 exam year will be split up for students to learn half from home,in scotland this has shown to be unsuccessful so far. Students living in poverty will struggle most with lack of access to electronics such as computers to do the work on. Some students will also be left to look after younger siblings whilst their parents go to work due to school being split.
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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
Exam cancellations and the current coronavirus pandemic can cause worry and stress. You can find information on how to deal with stress here:
Young Minds: youngminds.org.uk/?gclid=Cj0KCQjwpfHzBRCiARIsAHHzyZq25dJRPEYEgu_Jsyh9e-Ehmx_IlSA1wM_dLnm-DFYTu_93cvsIoH8aAkB9EALw_wcB
Children’s Society: www.childrenssociety.org.uk/mental-health-advice-for-children-and-young-people/issues-affecting-young-people
Childline: www.childline.org.uk/info-advice/your-feelings/anxiety-stress-panic/coping-with-stress/
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 find 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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