Submitted on Friday 14th August 2020
Rejected on Thursday 20th August 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: already-happening (see below for details)
A fairer algorithm for calculating this years A-Level and GCSE results
Reassess the system or algorithms that produced the grades this year and make sure that the pandemic won’t leave hundreds-of-thousands of students with lower than expected grades. ‘Re-marks’ also costly for those who need them, and on top of an already class-biased system, create more unfairness.
Following the cancellation of the 2020 A-Level and GCSE exams, students were reassured their future was in safe hands; that a fair algorithm would ensure that they could transition to the next step on their educational or vocational journeys. However 40% of grades are lower than teacher predictions. It is vital that mistakes are rectified for the benefit of this years cohort of students. We are beginning to work toward moving forward from the pandemic, we can’t leave the students behind.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
Since you started your petition the Government has announced that GCSE and A-level students will receive their centre assessment grades: 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: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/334491
Review the decision to use previous data to calculate exam grades: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/306773
Allow free and accessible appeals of GCSE and A Level calculated grades: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/334013
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