Stop the downgrading of the 2020 A level and GCSE results · petition

What the petition asks

(This petition was originally created on change.org however the government does not debate on any petitions unless they are created on petition.parliament.)

A third of the millions of GCSE and A level grades this year could be downgraded due to ‘generous’ grades proposed by teachers.

I ask Ofqual and all exam boards responsible for this decision to justify how these grades are ‘generous’ when final examination grades are almost always higher than grades obtained throughout the school year not to mention the majority of year11 & 13 students were unable to finish their courses due to the rapid spread of COVID-19. We ask Boris Johnson not to adopt this decision that could undo the effort and ruin the futures that millions of students have worked tirelessly for.

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

Allow free and accessible appeals of GCSE and A Level calculated grades: Allow free and accessible appeals of GCSE and A Level calculated grades

Work with regulators and exam providers to clarify exam arrangements for 2021: Work with regulators and exam providers to clarify exam arrangements for 2021

Timeline

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