This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Use CAG (centre assessed grades) for A levels
The government should use CAG grades for A levels rather than the calculated results from Ofqual.
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In these uncertain and difficult times many students have found that their A level results have been marked down from their centre assessed grades due to the process in which Ofqual calculates grades. This is a system based on previous years results and ranking orders rather than focusing on what teachers think the student is capable of.
As a result, many students are missing out on their first choice universities and have unfairly not been given the grades they have worked for and deserve.
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Since you started your petition, the Government has announced that GCSE and A-level students will be given their Centre Assessment Grades (CAGs).
You may wish to sign one or more of the following petitions which call for actions relating to this issue:
Allow free and accessible appeals of GCSE and A Level calculated grades: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/334013
Review the decision to use previous data to calculate exam grades: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/306773
Review the standardisation of grades so state school pupils aren't disadvantaged: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/325422
Work with regulators and exam providers to clarify exam arrangements for 2021: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/312570
Cancel GCSEs and A Levels in 2021: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/326066
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