Submitted on Sunday 16th August 2020
Rejected on Thursday 20th August 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: honours (see below for details)
Dismiss Gavin Williamson, on account of A-level exam results oversight.
This year, thousands of A-level students were downgraded as a result of an algorithm which does not reflect the ability of the individual. This monumental error, will potentially jeopardise the futures of thousands of young adults. The secretary of State for education should be held accountable.
Secretary of state for Education should be dismissed, due to the fact that he neglected to ensure that A-level results were fair for all students. Ofqual claimed the algorithm used would "produce overall outcomes which were broadly in line with those of the previous years." The standardisation model used historical performance data from each students school or college. This meant grades were not based on individual attainment. This demonstrates gross negligence, and should not have been allowed.
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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: 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:
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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