Give more weight to teachers assessment for A-level and GCSE results

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Every student that hasn’t been able to sit exams is now having their future decided by an algorithm. Almost 40% of A-level assessments have been downgraded; with poorer pupils being marked down because of where they live and where they go to school, with individual efforts completely disregarded.

I’m calling for the PM and education secretary, to step in immediately and ensure there is no “marking down” of individual students based on where they live or where they attend school. They should also provide a free appeal system that is open to EVERY pupil. There should also be more weight given to teacher assessments as they are in a better place to judge us as individuals. The students of this country have every right to the GCSE and A-level results that they deserve.

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

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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