Submitted on Wednesday 18th May 2016
Rejected on Thursday 19th May 2016
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
AQA Biology Exam May 17, Irrelevant questions to be removed from marking
The questions on alcohol and under age drinking along with independent companies has no relevance to biology. It makes an unfair playing field as students taking the same exam with other boards will have the ability to attain better grades/ marks.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/2016/05/17/students-left-fuming-over-gcse-biology-exam-that-contained-quest/
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/gsce-pupils-could-not-believe-203400504.html?nhp=1
- Two sources of online news reports on the reaction of 100,000 students
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
We cannot accept your petition because the UK Government or Parliament is not responsible for the issue you raise. Exam boards are responsible for the questions they set. Exam boards are regulated by the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual), which regulates qualifications, examinations and assessments in England.
You can make a complaint to Ofqual about the organisations it regulates. Further information about how to complain is available here: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ofqual/about/complaints-procedure.
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