Introduce a free appeals system to A-Level and GCSE students

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Almost 40% of A-level assessments have been downgraded. All results that were downgraded should be withdrawn and be replaced with original estimates. Students should then be given the opportunity to challenge their results free of charge and without needing the permission of their school.

Pupils from poorer schools, with lower results historically, are due to get automatically marked down. The algorithm system unfairly penalises pupils who live in disadvantage areas and/or attend schools which have not historically performed as well. Their individual efforts and performance and their teachers predicted grades have been ignored - this is grossly unfair and robs them of potential opportunities that could benefit their future

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
20 Aug 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 20 Aug 2020

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