The cancellation of exams including GCSEs and A Levels in summer 2020 led to a highly controversial process for issuing grades to students. This paper looks at plans for awarding qualifications in summer 2021. Updated to reflect Ofqual's January 2021 consultation.
Documents to download
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E-petition 229178 relating to secondary school opening hours (174 KB, PDF)
You can see the petition, School should start at 10am as teenagers are too tired, on the Petitions website. The petition stated that:
“School should start at 10am as teenagers are too tired.
Teenagers are so tired due to having to wake up very early to get to school. The Government should require secondary schools to start later, which will lead to increased productivity at school.”
The petition received over 179,000 signatures.
The Government responded to the petition:
“The decision on when to start the school day lies with individual schools. All schools have the autonomy to make decisions about the content, structure and duration of their school day.”
This debate pack pulls together news articles and further reading relevant to the debate.
Documents to download
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E-petition 229178 relating to secondary school opening hours (174 KB, PDF)
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A debate on the UN International Day of Education has been scheduled for Thursday 28 January 2021 in the main House of Commons Chamber. The debate was selected by the Backbench Business Committee and will be led by Harriett Baldwin MP.
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On Monday 18 January 2021, there will be an Opposition Day Debate on access to remote education and the quality of free school meals. This landing page highlights some of the available data and also provides links to existing Library and other briefings on these issues.
