Submitted on Monday 4th January 2021
Rejected on Friday 8th January 2021
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: already-happening (see below for details)
Cancel GCSE and A-Level exams for this years year 11 and year 13
Cancel the exams for the A Level and GCSE takers this year, help stop the stress. How is it that after 3 lockdowns were still being made to take exams?
Myself and many others that i know who are going through the same situation believe it's unfair that last years students didn't have to sit their exams after only having 2-3 months off of school. We've been homeschooled for nearly 6 months now and been through nearly 3 local and national lockdowns. We're going to be competing for University placements and college placements with students in Wales and Scotland who haven't had exams, which sets us back. It has caused more stress than needed.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
Since you started your petition the Prime Minister has stated that it is not possible or fair for all exams to go ahead this summer as normal: www.gov.uk/government/speeches/prime-ministers-address-to-the-nation-4-january-2021
The Education Secretary has subsequently said that this year the Government will "put our trust in teachers rather than algorithms": hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2021-01-06/debates/D2A64DD9-6A6B-4EAB-8001-C3BACDE25B02/Covid-19EducationalSettings
We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:
Cancel GCSEs and A Levels in 2021: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/326066
Cancel GCSE and A-levels in 2021 replace with Course Work and Teacher Assessment: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/564696
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