Rule out any 'mini exams' for GCSEs and A-levels in 2021

Rejected 13 signatures

What the petition asks

What we need is not more exams, but recognition that teachers are best placed to assess and grade students, and that students have faced varying levels of disruption which should be accounted for. We can't afford a repeat of last year's results scandal.

Students' mental health matters. We deserve a fair grading system that acknowledges the unequal impact of COVID-19 on our learning. We need a process to ensure that students from ethnic minority backgrounds and working class families are not left behind.

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 some of these petitions:

Cancel GCSE and A-levels in 2021 replace with Course Work and Teacher Assessment: Cancel GCSE and A-levels in 2021 replace with Course Work and Teacher Assessment

Base 2021 GCSE and A-Level Grades on Teacher Considerations and Mock Grades: Base 2021 GCSE and A-Level Grades on Teacher Considerations and Mock Grades

Give students the option to take exams or receive assessed grades for 2020/21: Give students the option to take exams or receive assessed grades for 2020/21

The Department for Education and Ofqual are consulting on the approach to awarding GCSE, AS and A level grades in 2021 following the cancellation of exams. You can find out more about this consultation here: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/consultation-on-how-gcse-as-and-a-level-grades-should-be-awarded-in-summer-2021

Timeline

16 Jan 2021	Petition opened for signatures
20 Jan 2021	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 13

Status Rejected

Rejected 20 Jan 2021

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