Rejected petition Cancel GCSE and A-level exams 2021

After spending months locked down and absent from school, as a collective, we students believe that the only fair and just thing to do it to cancel formal examinations in 2021.

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I would like to request, on behalf of students, that the government introduce an alternative method of assessment to replace formal examinations in 2021. Due to the vast amount of time that we have spent away from class rooms this year the grades that would be achieved if exams went ahead would not be a true reflection of the ability of students. Ultimately it appears the only just thing to do is to cancel exams in 2021.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.

We understand you want GCSE and A-level exams to be cancelled in 2021, however it is not clear what you want them to be replaced with.

We currently have a number of petitions open which call for various actions regarding GCSEs and A-levels in 2021, which you may like to sign:

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/320772
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/312570
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/327397
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/553307
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/550374

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.

Date submitted 12 October 2020
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