This petition was submitted during the 2019 to 2024 Parliament
Rejected petition For no changes to occur to the current GCSE timetable due to COVID-19
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Many are worried about future plans being cancelled due to exams being postponed into or after summer. I asked others on their opinion, all saying that the suspense of not knowing when our exams will be taken is causing more stress, affecting our mental health and a major loss of motivation.
Ensure that exams are to be taken on the original schedule: without cancellation, being postponed or using mock exam grades.
Solutions:
Less students per exam hall, frequent temperature tests, necessary precautions about spacing between desks, students with diagnosed health conditions in separate rooms.
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.
Decisions about exams are a matter for exam boards and individual schools, not the UK Government or Parliament. You can read the decision made by exam boards on what will happen to exams here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/further-details-on-exams-and-grades-announcedIf you want the Government to review the decision to use previous data to calculate exam grades, you may wish to sign this petition:
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/306773As a result of the large numbers of petitions people have tried to start on this issue, and following a large number of questions it received from petitioners about exams, the Petitions Committee asked the Government about the impact of coronavirus on schools and exams.
Watch all the questions and responses:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmHWDlzlxfA&feature=youtu.be&t=3771Watch the responses to the following questions:
What was the reasoning behind the timing of school closures?
https://youtu.be/MmHWDlzlxfA#t=1h3m16sWhat is happening with exams including GCSEs, A-levels, and SATs?
https://youtu.be/MmHWDlzlxfA#t=1h4m35sWhat measures are in place to protect vulnerable children, those on free school meals, and the teachers and other staff who are still working in schools?
https://youtu.be/MmHWDlzlxfA#t=1h7m09sWhen might schools re-open?
https://youtu.be/MmHWDlzlxfA#t=1hm12sExam cancellations and the current coronavirus pandemic can cause worry and stress. You can find information on how to deal with stress here:
Young Minds:
https://youngminds.org.uk/Children’s Society:
https://www.childrenssociety.org.uk/mental-health-advice-for-children-and-young-people/issues-affecting-young-peopleChildline:
https://www.childline.org.uk/info-advice/your-feelings/anxiety-stress-panic/coping-with-stress/You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:
NHS website:
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/UK Government website:
https://www.gov.uk/coronavirusWe only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.