Use reduced content exams in May/June and teacher assessments for A level grades · petition

What the petition asks

To hold A level and GCSE exams at the normal time, with reduced content (such as cancelling practical assessments), possibly just one or two exams per subject, in combination with a teacher assessment and predicted grades as a final grade.

After having missed at least 4 months of in school learning, we are now expected to do our final year almost entirely online, with only a few schools/ colleges being able to teach in person. This creates a disparity between the level of teaching students from different parts of the country can receive. We cannot make up for the lack of resources available for subject specific work, what will be almost a year of teaching ourselves content, being incredibly behind in all areas, in three weeks.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

You may wish to sign this petition which calls for the same action: Reduce curriculum content for year 10 & 12 students who will sit exams in 2021..

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Timeline

12 Oct 2020	Petition opened for signatures
19 Oct 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee