{"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/archived/petitions/305405.json"},"data":{"type":"archived-petition","id":305405,"parliament":{"period":"2019-2024","government":"Conservative","dissolution_at":"2024-05-30T00:01:00.000+01:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"Allow all A Level / Btec students to have their UCAS predicted grades","background":"Allow all A-Level/Btec students to have their UCAS predicted grades, in order to get into university. Change the criteria on how universities will accept students onto their courses because many students work the hardest under pressure. So current results/grades are not a true reflection of effort.","additional_details":"From personal experience and many others across my local area, are anxious that they will no longer be able to study their desired course at university because their results up until now, does not reflect the efforts that students have put into their studies because mocks may be based on a couple of modules, rather than the whole course content. Coming from an area that students are not expected to enter higher education, this will mean a lot to me and those countrywide.","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":10,"created_at":"2020-03-18T19:32:19.567Z","updated_at":"2020-03-31T18:08:46.137Z","rejected_at":"2020-03-31T18:08:29.928Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2020-03-18T19:40:54.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_on":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"rejection":{"code":"irrelevant","details":"Decisions about exams are a matter for exam boards and individual schools, and are not a matter for the UK Government or Parliament. You can read the decision made by exam boards on what will happen to exams here:  https://www.gov.uk/government/news/further-details-on-exams-and-grades-announced\n\nIf you want the Government to review the decision to use previous data to calculate exam grades, you may wish to sign this petition: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/306773\n\nAs a result of the large numbers of petitions people have tried to start on this issue, and following a large number of questions it received from petitioners about exams, the Petitions Committee asked the Government about the impact of coronavirus on schools and exams.\n\nWatch all the questions and responses: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmHWDlzlxfA&feature=youtu.be&t=3771\n\nWatch the responses to the following questions:\n\nWhat was the reasoning behind the timing of school closures? https://youtu.be/MmHWDlzlxfA#t=1h3m16s\nWhat is happening with exams including GCSEs, A-levels, and SATs? https://youtu.be/MmHWDlzlxfA#t=1h4m35s\nWhat measures are in place to protect vulnerable children, those on free school meals, and the teachers and other staff who are still working in schools? https://youtu.be/MmHWDlzlxfA#t=1h7m09s\nWhen might schools re-open? https://youtu.be/MmHWDlzlxfA#t=1hm12s\n\nYou can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:\n\nNHS website: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/\nUK Government website: https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus\n\nExam cancellations and the current coronavirus pandemic can cause worry and stress. You can find information on how to deal with stress here:\n\nYoung Minds: https://youngminds.org.uk/?gclid=Cj0KCQjwpfHzBRCiARIsAHHzyZq25dJRPEYEgu_Jsyh9e-Ehmx_IlSA1wM_dLnm-DFYTu_93cvsIoH8aAkB9EALw_wcB\nChildren’s Society: https://www.childrenssociety.org.uk/mental-health-advice-for-children-and-young-people/issues-affecting-young-people\nChildline: https://www.childline.org.uk/info-advice/your-feelings/anxiety-stress-panic/coping-with-stress/\n"},"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}}}