This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Close Colleges And Cancel Exams Due To The Stronger Covid Strain
All educational settings should be closed.
Government are advising ‘ stay home, stay lives’ yet they’re are opening these settings where majority of the classes hold up to 30 students. That’s 30 families mixing and taking home a greater risk!
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Colleges
Secondary school
Primary school
Cancel ALL 2021 exams , lots of content has been missed and students mixing for revision is a dangerous technique to revise.
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Since you started your petition the Government has announced that primary schools, secondary schools and colleges across England must move to remote provision from 5 January 2021, except for vulnerable children and the children of key workers.
The Prime Minister has also said that this will mean it is not possible or fair for all exams to go ahead this summer as normal, and that the Government will work with Ofqual to put in place alternative arrangements. We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/326066
You can read the Prime Minister's announcement of new Covid-19 restrictions, including school closures, here: https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/prime-ministers-address-to-the-nation-4-january-2021
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