Review Appeal Process For Downgrading Of A Level Results

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Change grounds for appeal to include teacher predicted grades. We know mock results rarely reflect final grades but this is the only appeal for students. If your teacher cannot be trusted to know your likely result, who can? Minimum grade award should include teacher recommended grade.

A level and GCSE Students already disadvantaged by Covid; they have not received any teaching since March. Within days of results suddenly students have mock results as a back up but not estimated teacher grades? The majority of students work harder after mocks. What about further teaching they would have received to improve grades? Teachers know the difference in performance between mocks and actual grades. They know student’s individual circumstances. Their assessments should be counted.

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

Timeline

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

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 26 Aug 2020

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