Rejected petition Stop the GCSE and A-level exams being brought forward because of Ramadan.

2016 GCSE and A-level exams are being brought forward because of the Islamic period "Ramadan". How about they move ramadam to suit the exams? It is incredibly unjust that thousands of children are being put at a disadvantage and must be made to suffer.

This petition was rejected

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 7 January 2016
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