Rejected petition All GCSE/iGCSE grades to be awarded on teacher assessment

Rejected on 22 January 2021

For the Minister for Education to back up his original decision that ALL GCSE students will receive grades based on their teachers assessment and for this to include iGCSE's too, and to match the decisions already taken by Wales and Scotland.

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Cancel GCSE and A-levels in 2021 replace with Course Work and Teacher Assessment: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/564696

Base 2021 GCSE and A-Level Grades on Teacher Considerations and Mock Grades: Base 2021 GCSE and A-Level Grades on Teacher Considerations and Mock Grades

Decisions about courses and assessments that are delivered by independent educational institutions, as opposed to state schools, are a matter for individual exam boards and educational institutions, not the Government or House of Commons.

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