Petition · past parliament
Gavin Williamson must resign or be sacked in light of the A-level grades debacle
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
The recent series of botched announcements, reactions and utter incompetence over A-level results in England have left thousands of school-leavers in turmoil, panicking about the future.
The U-turn cannot repair the damage to our young people’s mental health, nor to public confidence in exams.
The U-turn cannot repair the damage to our young people’s mental health, nor to public confidence in exams.
There can be few people in the UK unaffected by this scandal, personally or by association. Not only does the sequence of events illustrate the incompetence of the government; perhaps more depressingly it betrays a contemptuous lack of care and compassion for individual humans.
Gavin Williamson oversaw the debacle, insisting that the precious algorithm was sacrosanct until this became untenable even in his own party. He must take responsibility, or be forced to do so by the Prime Minister.
Gavin Williamson oversaw the debacle, insisting that the precious algorithm was sacrosanct until this became untenable even in his own party. He must take responsibility, or be forced to do so by the Prime Minister.
Why it was rejected
It was about honours or appointments, which petitions cannot cover.
We can't publish petitions about honours or appointments. That includes calling for Ministers to be sacked or to resign.
If you're concerned about a particular policy or decision that's the responsibility of Government or the House of Commons, you could sign or start a petition about that.
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:
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
If you're concerned about a particular policy or decision that's the responsibility of Government or the House of Commons, you could sign or start a petition about that.
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:
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
| 17 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.