Submitted on Tuesday 16th June 2020
Rejected on Thursday 9th July 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
A Levels & GCSES 2021 should be OPEN - BOOK and have REDUCED CONTENT (COVID-19)
There has been a lot of disruption to those who are taking exams next year: many missed lessons & there simply is not enough time to cover what has been missed. No change means adding more stress to an already unfortunate situation. The idea of 2021 exams being normal is “increasingly tenuous”
It would benefit the students’ mental health & their grades to have open-book exams & reduced content. Globally, 1 in 5 students already suffer with a mental health issue, depression & anxiety are the top 2 offenders. Professor Elliot Major stated that “pupils are set to lose at least a third of teaching time for their courses.” Furthermore, students from disadvantaged backgrounds may have been affected more by COVID-19 resulting in them falling even further behind their counterparts. Mary Bousted, joint general secretary of the National Education Union: “all exams – including primary school Sats – would have to be slimmed down in 2021. “Any idea that GCSEs and A-levels in 2021 can just be the same as they were in 2019 is profoundly wrong,”
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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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