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Special consideration for A level Edexcel maths (new spec), and review of exams

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

After sitting Edexcels maths a level paper 2 today, the vast majority of this years cohort have agreed upon the fact that these exams were far too difficult compared to the resources Edexcel provided us, and have additionally caused many students huge amounts of stress and other mental harm.
Edexcel has provided poor quality of reseources - poor textbook questions compared to questions provided in the exam, missing content from the textbooks (e.g parametric integration), poor specimen materials.
Online, many students have expressed their dissatisfaction with the papers, and how it has effected them mentally, all of which being negative

Why it was rejected

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

This is the responsibility of the exam board and not the UK Government or Parliament.

Timeline

12 Jun 2019 Petition opened for signatures
3 Jul 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 3 Jul 2019

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