Make a U-turn on the English COVID19 A-Level grading system.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Allow schools in England to use the Centre Assessed Grades (CAG), which takes a far more holistic view of a students academic record, to decide their A-Level grades during the COVID19 pandemic.

On the 13th of August 2020, A-Level students received their grades. Those who came from schools in low socioeconomic areas received grades which were significantly lower than the grades submitted by their schools. The current algorithm puts students in smaller classrooms, typically private schools, at an advantage.

The appeals process current puts students from the same institute in direct competition with each other. The system should not take opportunities from one student for another.

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

14 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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