Rejected petition Lower how strict marking is in exams for the new GCSE spec.

With increasing competition globally for students to 'achieve more' in terms if grades, invidualators and exam boards alike have made the mistake of forgetting about the students they claim to care about. Tests have become stricter and with that; mark schemes.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

Grade boundaries aren't decided by the Government or Parliament. They are set by exam boards.

You can find out more here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/gcse-and-a-level-exams-how-marking-and-grading-works

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.

Date submitted 13 February 2017
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