This petition was submitted during the 2019 to 2024 Parliament
Rejected petition Reinstate public examinations this year for year 11 and year 13 students
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Yesterday it was announced that all public examinations this year will be cancelled due to the coronavirus. I would like these changes to be reversed to allow these hard-working students, many of whom have prepared for a long time, to take these highly important and life changing examinations.
Students in year 11 and 13 are very upset following the government's announcement yesterday that schools are closed indefinitely. The novel coronavirus has a minimal impact on young people and cancelling exams in favour of predicted grades is likely to do much more harm than good. I am not saying that schools should re-open for all students, just for public examinations as for many students this is the most important time of their life right now. Our futures are in jeopardy. Thank you.
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.