Submitted on Thursday 19th March 2020
Rejected on Monday 30th March 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Revoke all external exams (GCSE and A level) and replace with teacher assesment
As A level and GCSE exams are to be cancelled this year due to the covid-19 pandemic, you must consider scrapping them entirely from this point onward. The current system, which bases your grade exclusively on a handful of exams, is unfit for purpose, and produces inaccurate results.
A USA style system will stop the anxiety caused by the pressure of a final exam being all that counts. Teachers know students abilities from continual assessment, this extra information is crucial. You will still get a range of results, they'll be more accurate, as an accumulation of different indicators. You can avoid cheating by completing assessments at school under monitored conditions. It will show understanding and creativity, not just an ability to memorise the nuances of mark schemes.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
Decisions about exams are a matter for exam boards and individual schools, not the UK Government or Parliament. You can read the decision made by exam boards on what will happen to exams here:
www.gov.uk/government/news/further-details-on-exams-and-grades-announced
If you want the Government to review the decision to use previous data to calculate exam grades, you may wish to sign this petition:
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/306773
As a result of the large numbers of petitions people have tried to start on this issue, and following a large number of questions it received from petitioners about exams, the Petitions Committee asked the Government about the impact of coronavirus on schools and exams.
Watch all the questions and responses:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmHWDlzlxfA&feature=youtu.be&t=3771
Watch the responses to the following questions:
What was the reasoning behind the timing of school closures?
youtu.be/MmHWDlzlxfA#t=1h3m16s
What is happening with exams including GCSEs, A-levels, and SATs?
youtu.be/MmHWDlzlxfA#t=1h4m35s
What measures are in place to protect vulnerable children, those on free school meals, and the teachers and other staff who are still working in schools?
youtu.be/MmHWDlzlxfA#t=1h7m09s
When might schools re-open?
youtu.be/MmHWDlzlxfA#t=1hm12s
Exam cancellations and the current coronavirus pandemic can cause worry and stress. You can find information on how to deal with stress here:
Young Minds:
youngminds.org.uk/
Children’s Society:
www.childrenssociety.org.uk/mental-health-advice-for-children-and-young-people/issues-affecting-young-people
Childline:
www.childline.org.uk/info-advice/your-feelings/anxiety-stress-panic/coping-with-stress/
You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:
NHS website:
www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
UK Government website:
www.gov.uk/coronavirus
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