Submitted on Monday 22nd February 2021
Rejected on Monday 1st March 2021
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Cancel ALL exams for GCSE and A-level students, including 'mini exams'.
Cancel all 2021 exams for GCSE and A-level students. No 'mini exams' or internally and externally set exams. Children can still go to school to finish learning the content but must not sit any exams.
These students have missed vital school time in 2020 and now again in 2021. Many people from disadvantaged backgrounds have no access to a laptop or an internet connection. Students' mental health is now worse than ever and this pressure of exams is only going to make it worse. I don't see why the government have cancelled GCSEs and A-levels if we're still going to sit exams. Teacher-assessed grades should be based using mock exams and topic tests that have already been taken.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.
You are more likely to get action on this issue if you sign and share a single petition.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/569280
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/566760
You may also like to sign these petitions which call for related actions:
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/566803
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/566569
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/566894.
Exam arrangements 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
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/
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