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Make the GCSE Physical Education mark scheme more lenient and acceptable.

Rejected 12 signatures

What the petition asks

Many students are unhappy about the Mark scheme and how it is too harsh when the answers they are giving are common sense and should be rewarded with a mark.
The exam board have made the PE Mark scheme to harsh and students are losing marks in PPEs, this worries us for our final exams, when we could be one mark off a higher grade boundary and this means we receive a lower grade.

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

The marking scheme is decided on by the exam board, not the Government or Parliament.

Timeline

5 Jan 2016 Petition opened for signatures
8 Jan 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 12
Status Rejected
Rejected 8 Jan 2016

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.