This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Give all BTEC students their predicted grades
Colleges want us to work at home, handing in work as if we were still being tutored in the college environment whilst being taught online instead which is less effective, giving predicted grades would ease the stress of students who may not have the necessary resources or capability as others.
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The fact we have to work at home would not create equal or fair educating opportunities for students at home, who may lack the necessary resources compared to others.
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.
Decisions about exams are a matter for exam boards and individual schools, not the UK Government or Parliament. You can read the Government's announcement about what will happen to exams here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/further-details-on-exams-and-grades-announced
Ofqual has stated that it is working with awarding organisations to finalise a list of qualifications that we will advise the Secretary of State should be in scope for learners to receive a calculated result, and this will include many BTEC Nationals: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/awarding-vocational-and-technical-qualifications-this-summer
If 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
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