This petition was submitted during the 2019 to 2024 Parliament
Rejected petition Cancel International GCSEs
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I want Gavin Williamson to enforce the international boards to comply with ofqual and use teacher assessed grades.
We need to cancel international GCSEs because it is important to keep consistency across all boards. State schools and private schools have both lost teaching time.
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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