Pay teachers for marking and grading GCSE/A level exams during the Covid crisis.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Transfer the money paid to the exam boards, for marking exams, to teachers who are actually doing the work. As a teacher, I am marking, moderating and recording the results for 64 english exams. This is extra work, on top of my normal workload, for which I am receiving no extra pay.

Usually, exam boards mark exams and they pay teachers to mark them: £500 - £1000 per batch. Currently, teachers are marking, moderating and grading exams/assessments in school because of Covid. Therefore, it stands to reason that teachers should be paid for the work they are doing on behalf of exam boards and the government. Please see the this Examiner recruitment page for further information on how exam marking is completed and paid for:
https://www.aqa.org.uk/join-us/become-an-examiner

Why it was rejected

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

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Timeline

22 May 2021	Petition opened for signatures
28 May 2021	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 28 May 2021

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