This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Cancel Igcses and all other exams for year 11s and 13s
We want to cancel IGCSEs for year 11s. It seems stupid to cancel GCSEs but not IGCSEs. Other countries who we are competing against are not as badly affected by corona virus and are able to go to school. This is a massive advantage to those countries so please cancel them even if it’s only in UK.
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It is such an unfair advantage on other countries and some schools in the UK mainly do IGCSEs and it seems like you have again done a half completed job. Please just make up your mind now and cancel them instead of cancelling them last minute, because let’s be honest- are we really going to be back in school in February at the rate we are going at? NO! Please do someone in the government do something about this and make sure ALL Gcse exam boards are cancelled.
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.
Decisions about courses and assessments that are delivered by independent educational institutions, as opposed to state schools, are a matter for individual exam boards and educational institutions, not the Government or House of Commons.
We could accept a petition calling for the Government to prohibit any exams from taking place during the Covid-19 outbreak, if that is something you want to happen.
We understand that the current situation is stressful for many people, including students. Student Minds, a mental health charity for students, is collating guidance and developing resources to support students experiencing stress as a result of the current situation, which you may find useful: https://www.studentminds.org.uk/coronavirus.html
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