This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Demand the sacking of the Education Secretary Gavin Williamson
I would want the current government to sack the current education secretary due to his woeful planning ahead of A-level results.
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The vast majority of students sitting their A-level results around the country have been effected by the education secretaries woeful and inconsistent planning that has been changed last minute several times leading to confusion among students and teachers and many people missing out on their first choice universities crushing their dreams.
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Since you started your petition the Government has announced that GCSE and A-level students will receive their centre assessment grades: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/gcse-and-a-level-students-to-receive-centre-assessment-grades
Prior to this announcement being made, we had published the following petitions:
Reverse all exam grades back to teacher’s own predictions: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/334491
Review the decision to use previous data to calculate exam grades: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/306773
Allow free and accessible appeals of GCSE and A Level calculated grades: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/334013
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