Classes of 2020 should all be given minimal passing grades as a minimum.

Rejected 15 signatures

What the petition asks

Due to the circumstances of COVID-19 with student not being able to sit their exams, the Government should ensure that all students of 2020 be awarded a passing grades as a minimum.

The Government should feel obligated & duty bound to help the student body of 2020.
The Government can not justify giving results based on an educational facilities history, postcode nor there Ofstead status.

Unprecedented times call for leadership & results.

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

16 Aug 2020	Petition opened for signatures
25 Aug 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 15

Status Rejected

Rejected 25 Aug 2020

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