This data is available for all petitions on the site. As GCSEs are cancelled in Wales and Scotland, could England or Northern Ireland be next? Welsh exam regulator urges for 2021 GCSEs to be cancelled EB News: 29/10/2020 - 10:30. GCSEs and A-Level exams could be cancelled for a second year running as Britain goes into another national lockdown. Cancel the 2021 GCSE’s and A Levels; trust the dedicated professionalism of teachers and school administrators. Under the changes coming in from 2022 traditional subject areas will go and be replaced with five “areas of learning and experience” (AoLEs). This is a government Petition to cancel the GCSE exams in the Year 2022 (Next Academic Year)! Year 10. Exam arrangements and the current coronavirus pandemic can cause worry and stress. From Friday 20 March, all educational settings were closed to everyone except the children of critical workers and vulnerable children. Will GCSE and A-Levels be delayed in 2021? • The 2022 GCSEs should be cancelled. Lets get to 100,000 so it can be discussed in parliament! Ofqual has not … Therefore, exams and assessments have been cancelled to give pupils, parents, and teachers certainty, and enable schools and colleges to focus on supporting vulnerable children and the children of critical workers. You are more likely to get action on this issue if you sign and share a single petition. We should not be punished for something that’s out of our control. Sign This Petition to cancel GCSE's for 2022. Cambridge Assessment International Education is the world’s largest provider of international education programmes and qualifications for 5 to 19 year olds. While at home, students couldn’t cover as much content as they would have been able to in a classroom. Find out more about cookies. We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards. 2021 exams: Decision on GCSE and A-levels timetable weeks away - as regulator considers online tests in case of lockdown. We understand students preparing to take exams and assessments in 2021, and their parents, carers and teachers, are concerned about the impact … • Suitable adjustments should be made to the exams to ensure that students are sitting a fair test. 0. GCSE and A Level exams have been cancelled this year, Education Secretary Gavin Williamson has confirmed. With us missing out on so much learning due to the current pandemic it would be unfair to provide exams to pupils that have missed out on the necessary learning they need to complete the exams, it’s unfair. Next year's GCSE exams in Wales should be cancelled, with grades awarded based on coursework and common assessments, Qualifications Wales has said. The 17-year-old received her teacher-assessed results last August but Buckingham Palace … ... the VMIC was first conceived in 2018 and originally planned to open in 2022. GCSE results for 2021 have been scheduled for 26 August, just before the long bank holiday weekend and only a couple of days before schools go … Does anyone think there is a chance that 2022 Exams could be cancelled? https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/566760. 0 comments. This data is available for all petitions on the site. by country as well as in the constituency of each Member of Parliament. Getty Images GCSEs should be scrapped and A-levels should be replaced by a mix of academic and vocational subjects, says Robert Halfon, chairman of the Education Select Committee. Some students did not have and still don’t access to online learning as recently pointed out by the government themselves. On Tuesday, Welsh education minister Kirsty Williams announced GCSE, AS-level and A-level exams in 2021 will be replaced by coursework and assessments amid disruption to schools. For 2022 I would be crossing everything I had for exams to go ahead. All content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0, except where otherwise stated, https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/566760, https://www.childrenssociety.org.uk/mental-health-advice-for-children-and-young-people/issues-affecting-young-people, https://www.childline.org.uk/info-advice/your-feelings/anxiety-stress-panic/coping-with-stress/. All content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0, except where otherwise stated, https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/566760, https://www.childrenssociety.org.uk/mental-health-advice-for-children-and-young-people/issues-affecting-young-people, https://www.childline.org.uk/info-advice/your-feelings/anxiety-stress-panic/coping-with-stress/.