Petitions and activism
Fed up 12 year-old starts petition against reformed exams
Abuelita · 16/11/2013 08:06
12 year-old Jack Cole will be in the first cohort of pupils to take the reformed GCSEs. He's concerned teachers will be under-prepared and he (and his peers) are being used as guinea pigs. He'll start preparing for these exams in September 2015. That's not long enough for proper trialling, evaluation or teacher training and preparation.
He's started a petition. 100,000 signatures would mean it would have to be discussed in Parliament:
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/michael-gove-stop-meddling-with-my-education
creamteas · 16/11/2013 12:22
100,000 signatures would mean it would have to be discussed in Parliament
No, they only ever have to consider it, there are no guarantees.
Have signed though
moldingsunbeams · 16/11/2013 15:37
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Talkinpeace · 16/11/2013 16:23
have suggested that my children and their gigantic networks of FB friends sign ....
as they are being stymied by this zealot too (controlled assessments deemed worthless AFTER they have been completed 
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Smartbutdopey · 16/11/2013 20:27
Signed. Also asked my 12yr old DD who is currently in Y7 to sign.
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