Rejected petition Stop intended change of date for GCSEs to accommodate Ramadan

BBC News reported on 6th January the intent to make the dates for GCSE exams changeable to take account of the month of Ramadan. The U.K. is a Christian country that respects other religions including Islam, but it's institutions and rules should not be dictated by them.

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Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

Decisions about the dates of exams are taken by exam boards, not by the UK Government or Parliament.

You may be interested in this recent statement made by the Joint Council for Qualifications, which is a membership organisation comprising the seven largest providers of qualifications in the UK:

http://www.jcq.org.uk/media-centre/news-releases/jcq-statement---exam-timetables

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Date submitted 6 January 2016
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