Rejected petition Stop the downgrading of the 2020 A level and GCSE results

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A third of the millions of GCSE and A level grades this year could be downgraded due to ‘generous’ grades proposed by teachers.

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I ask Ofqual and all exam boards responsible for this decision to justify how these grades are ‘generous’ when final examination grades are almost always higher than grades obtained throughout the school year not to mention the majority of year11 & 13 students were unable to finish their courses due to the rapid spread of COVID-19. We ask Boris Johnson not to adopt this decision that could undo the effort and ruin the futures that millions of students have worked tirelessly for.

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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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Date submitted 26 June 2020
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