Petition · past parliament

There should be a consistent standard for the grading of all degrees in 2020.

Rejected 11 signatures

What the petition asks

There should be an agreed guideline published, for all universities to follow in this Covid-19 crisis, meaning that there is a consistent approach.
Following the closure of all Universities, and the move to online teaching as a result of Covid-19, thousands of students are finishing their degrees at home. Across the UK each University has taken a different stance on how to grade their students. Meaning some students will have been provided with a 'safety net', while others do not. Employers will not be comparing 'like with like' which will make an already very difficult employment market even harder to navigate.

Why it was rejected

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

Decisions about university teaching, assessments and exams are a matter for individual universities, not the UK Government or Parliament.

If you have concerns about your university's arrangements for teaching and assessment you should raise these with your university or the Office for Students, which regulates the higher education sector.

We understand that the current situation is stressful for many people, including students. Student Minds, a mental health charity for students, is collating guidance and developing resources to support students experiencing stress as a result of the current situation, which you may find useful: https://www.studentminds.org.uk/coronavirus.html

You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:

www.gov.uk/coronavirus
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/

The Government has also created an online service to help you out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: https://www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support

You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips

You can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/

You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coronavirus outbreak.

Find out more: https://committees.parliament.uk/work/192/the-governments-response-to-coronavirus/

Timeline

7 Apr 2020 Petition opened for signatures
28 May 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 11
Status Rejected
Rejected 28 May 2020

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