{"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/archived/petitions/305367.json"},"data":{"type":"archived-petition","id":305367,"parliament":{"period":"2019-2024","government":"Conservative","dissolution_at":"2024-05-30T00:01:00.000+01:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"Give all GCSE students due to sit exams in 2020 the opportunity to do so","background":"Do not rely on predicted grades and mock results for the entire 2020 cohort of GCSE students. Give these students who have worked hard the opportunity to take their exams and demonstrate what they are capable of.","additional_details":"Many students make significant improvements between their mocks and the final exams. Using only the predicted and mock results denies these children the opportunity to prove what they are capable of. Many have spent months working and revising and were prepared to continue to do despite the ongoing restrictions.","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":12,"created_at":"2020-03-18T18:58:39.871Z","updated_at":"2020-03-31T17:02:19.729Z","rejected_at":"2020-03-30T09:12:52.158Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2020-03-18T20:21:24.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_on":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"rejection":{"code":"irrelevant","details":"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:\nhttps://www.gov.uk/government/news/further-details-on-exams-and-grades-announced\n\nIf you want the Government to review the decision to use previous data to calculate exam grades, you may wish to sign this petition:\nhttps://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/306773\n\nAs 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.\n\nWatch all the questions and responses:\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmHWDlzlxfA&feature=youtu.be&t=3771\n\nWatch the responses to the following questions:\n\nWhat was the reasoning behind the timing of school closures?\nhttps://youtu.be/MmHWDlzlxfA#t=1h3m16s\n\nWhat is happening with exams including GCSEs, A-levels, and SATs?\nhttps://youtu.be/MmHWDlzlxfA#t=1h4m35s\n\nWhat 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?\nhttps://youtu.be/MmHWDlzlxfA#t=1h7m09s\n\nWhen might schools re-open?\nhttps://youtu.be/MmHWDlzlxfA#t=1hm12s\n\nExam cancellations and the current coronavirus pandemic can cause worry and stress. You can find information on how to deal with stress here:\n\nYoung Minds:\nhttps://youngminds.org.uk/\n\nChildren’s Society:\nhttps://www.childrenssociety.org.uk/mental-health-advice-for-children-and-young-people/issues-affecting-young-people\n\nChildline:\nhttps://www.childline.org.uk/info-advice/your-feelings/anxiety-stress-panic/coping-with-stress/\n\nYou can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:\n\nNHS website:\nhttps://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/\n\nUK Government website:\nhttps://www.gov.uk/coronavirus\n"},"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}}}