Do not downgrade 2020 GCSE and A-Level results

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

The Government has decided it may be necessary to reduce 1/3rd of the grades predicted for GCSE and A-Level students this year. This should not occur - teachers who have known students for years are likely to give more accurate predictions compared to the government.

A school is unlikely to give a student a grade they would absolutely be unable to achieve, it weakens their relationships with colleges and unis. This year thousands of students have had the power over their futures ripped away by coronavirus, and then again by the government deciding to change any grades.
The government cannot decide on a whim which students will suffer. There is no guarantee they will not take away the place of an A* student simply because things are not 'average' this year.

Why it was rejected

The UK Government or Parliament was already taking the action it asked for.

Since you started your petition the Government has announced that GCSE and A-level students will receive their centre assessment grades: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/gcse-and-a-level-students-to-receive-centre-assessment-grades

Prior to this announcement being made, we had published the following petitions, calling for similar actions to your request:

Reverse all exam grades back to teacher’s own predictions: Reverse all exam grades back to teacher’s own predictions

Review the decision to use previous data to calculate exam grades: Review the decision to use previous data to calculate exam grades

Timeline

26 Jun 2020	Petition opened for signatures
20 Aug 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10

Status Rejected

Rejected 20 Aug 2020

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