Submitted by Jake Hobson on Friday 14th August 2020
Published on Thursday 24th September 2020
Current status: Closed
Closed: Wednesday 24th March 2021
Signatures: 19
Make socio-economic status a protected characteristic
The outcome of Ofqual’s formula for calculating A-level results caused widespread outrage due to it disproportionately reducing the grades of students from lower socio-economic backgrounds.
Better protections need to be in place to focus on addressing socio-economic inequalities.
The government needs to add socio-economic status to the Equality Act, making direct and indirect discrimination based on class or social status illegal.
This will require that socio-economic status be clearly defined, so organisations and institutions can measure it affectively.
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