This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Stop the 33% downgrade of 2020 GCSEs and A Levels results.
It would be unfair to downgrade students that missed the opportunity to sit their exams in Summer 2020. It is also statistically proven that children do better in their real exams rather than mocks therefore we urge that you do not downgrade the students by 33%.
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2020 has been a tough year for us all and has affected more than others. These grades are going to stay with the students, including me, for the rest of our lives. It would be unfair for us to be downgraded by a third of our potential because of an outbreak that none of us had control over.
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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, calling for similar actions to your request:
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
Work with regulators and exam providers to clarify exam arrangements for 2021: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/312570
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