This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Do Not Let Coronavirus Affect University Students Grades.
Figure out a fair and equitable way in which grades will be marked considering the effect Coronavirus has to lecture delivery, living arrangements, wages, practicals/placements, study environment, stress levels, and many more factors. Detrimental policies do not support an improving student.
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University students are at a huge disadvantage, missing out on many opportunities which can assist their degree such as practicals and placements. Students have been forced to work from home, missing out on essential face-to-face teaching. Working from home instead of a University or Library setting has damaging effects to the quality of work produced, motivation, lack of resources and stress. Online learning has affected 2 academic years of teaching - which is a significant amount of time.
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 the assessment of university courses are a matter for individual universities, not the UK Government or Parliament.
The Office for Students has published guidance for providers about quality and standards during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, which sets out its expectations regarding teaching and assessments: https://www.officeforstudents.org.uk/publications/guidance-for-providers-about-quality-and-standards-during-coronavirus-pandemic/.
If you have concerns about your university's arrangements for teaching and assessment you should raise these with your university or the Office for Students, which regulates the higher education sector.
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