{"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/742071.json"},"data":{"type":"petition","id":742071,"attributes":{"action":"Turn GCSES of any board in the UK to coursework rather than exams","background":"As someone who found it hard with their gcses in year 10 I understood year 11 was going to be much rougher me and my friends spoke about how much stress we are under already as teenagers with our developing mind and personality and we thought wouldn't it help us if we did coursework instead of exams","additional_details":"Turn EVERY exams board in the UK (Scotland,Wales,Northern Ireland and england) to non examined assignments example: do classwork in books which will not be copied off others that will be sent off and coursework that will be sent off or make GCSES a less stressful time","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":7,"created_at":"2025-09-19T19:30:29.489Z","updated_at":"2025-10-27T16:50:15.124Z","rejected_at":"2025-10-22T14:51:29.525Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2025-09-19T20:16:00.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":{"code":"irrelevant","details":"Education is devolved to Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. This means, for example, that the Welsh Government and Parliament are responsible for GCSEs in Wales. \r\n\r\nThe Welsh Parliament has its own Petitions Committee. If you'd like to send a petition about this issue to the Welsh Parliament, you can find out more here: https://petitions.senedd.wales/\r\n\r\nYou could start a new petition calling for the UK Government to require all GCSE exams in England to be 100% coursework, if that's something that you'd like to see. We currently have the following open petition which you may also wish to sign: \r\n\r\nReview GCSE balance of coursework and exams: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/723732\r\n\r\nIf you need support with exam stress or your mental health, you may find the following useful:\r\n\r\nMind: https://www.mind.org.uk/for-young-people/feelings-and-experiences/exam-stress/\r\n\r\nYoung Minds: https://www.youngminds.org.uk/young-person/coping-with-life/exam-stress/ \r\n\r\nNHS mental health services: https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/nhs-voluntary-charity-services/nhs-services/how-to-access-mental-health-services/\r\n \r\nMental health charities and organisations: https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/mental-health-services/"},"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}}}