Petition · past parliament

Get rid of the Edexcel/Pearson exam board due to the lack of professionalism.

Rejected 12 signatures

What the petition asks

This year all three papers have been leaked, this being the third consecutive year. The papers were so much harder than was previously shown. This has been detrimental for the student. They should not be an exam board. any other subjects have been affected in the past due to Edexcel’s incompetence
https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/education-48646682

Why it was rejected

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

Ofqual is responsible for investigating leaks of examination papers. Ofqual is the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulations that regulates qualifications, examinations and assessments in England. It is a non-ministerial department and independent.

You can find out moe about Ofqual here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ofqual

Timeline

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

Key facts

Signatures 12
Status Rejected
Rejected 16 Jul 2019

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