Petition · past parliament
Hold an urgent debate and review of the Governments A-level marking Policy.
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Remove all grade reductions.
The current policy is arbitrary and poorly constructed and implemented.
Teachers are the only appropriate arbiter.
See Policy in France!
Teachers are the only appropriate arbiter.
See Policy in France!
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
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
| 13 Aug 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 20 Aug 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
20 Aug 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.