Rejected petition Ensure all A Levels taken in 2021 are fair

Reduce examinable content for A Levels in 2021 by one term due to coronavirus disadvantaging students who have not had equal access to resources ie technology & teaching time.

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I feel it’s unfair that some students have had greater teaching time and access to technology throughout this corona virus period

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 exams are a matter for exam boards and individual schools, and are not a matter for the UK Government or Parliament.

We have published the following petition, which you might like to sign:

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

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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.