This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition To help the current Year 10 and 12 with their exams in 2021
The current year 10&12 will be taking their exams in 2021, and that we should try and help them. To Right Honourable Gavin Williamson we ask you to try & reduce the exam content as well as replace parts of the exams taken in 2021 with coursework.
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With the Right Honorables Gavin Williamson help, we can reduce the impact that the Corona virus has had on their education as many students have lost valuable hours in the classroom due to the pandemic. By not only reducing exams but incorporating coursework, it helps prevent further disruption to their education as students can do this from home in case of a second round of the epidemic, but also to help reduce the stress placed on teachers to cram more content into lessons.
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We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:
Reduce curriculum content for year 10 & 12 students who will sit exams in 2021: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/320772
Work with regulators and exam providers to clarify exam arrangements for 2021: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/312570
Decisions about exams are a matter for exam boards and individual schools, and are not a matter for the UK Government or Parliament. Ofqual has launched a consultation on 2021 exams and assessments, which you can read about here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ofqual-launches-consultation-on-2021-exams-and-assessments
You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:
www.gov.uk/coronavirus
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
The Government has also created an online service to help you find out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: https://www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support
You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips
You can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/
You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Find out more: https://committees.parliament.uk/work/192/the-governments-response-to-coronavirus/
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