Rejected petition Cancel A-Level and GCSE exams 2021

Rejected on 19 August 2020

We want the government to cancel any live exams due to take place in 2021, and to figure out a better system for the calculation of grades

We want this to happen due to the affect of Covid-19 on our education. Many of us have experienced a lack of quality education, severely reduced motivation and deteriorating mental health.

Why was this petition rejected?

There’s already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.

You are more likely to get action on this issue if you sign and share a single petition.

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/326066

You may also wish to sign one or more of the following petitions which call for other actions relating to this issue:

Allow free and accessible appeals of GCSE and A Level calculated grades: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/334013

Review the decision to use previous data to calculate exam grades: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/306773

Review the standardisation of grades so state school pupils aren't disadvantaged: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/325422

Work with regulators and exam providers to clarify exam arrangements for 2021: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/312570

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/

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.