Submitted by Timothy Balocco on Monday 29th September 2025
Published on Friday 21st November 2025
Current status: Open
Open until: Thursday 21st May 2026
Current Signatures: 98
(count is updated approximately hourly)
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Continuous ~ Creativity ~ Education ~ exams ~ Extreme ~ Fairer ~ GCSE ~ learning ~ mentalhealth ~ Pressure ~ Reduced ~ Replace ~ Scraps ~ skills ~ testing
Stop GCSE exams
We call on the Government to scrap GCSE exams and replace them with fairer continuous assessments, coursework, and smaller tests. We think this would reduce stress, improve mental health, and better prepare students for future education.
We think this could lead to:
~Reduced stress – exams can put extreme pressure on students’ mental health.
~Fairer grading – continuous assessment may show true ability, not just exams.
~Real learning – focus on understanding, not memorization.
~Support for creativity – lets students show skills beyond written tests.
If you want to sign this petition (as opposed to merely discuss it), you need to do that on the government's e-Petitions website.
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