Option to use UCAS predicted grades instead of CAG’s or final grades for A- Level results
The Issue
As students who have constantly been cheated by the education system since the reform of GCSEs I am frustrated with the calculation of our results. Schools have provided us with predicted grades which we have used to apply to prestigious universities via UCAS and received offers at these institutions. However, many of us received centre assessment grades from our schools which were no way near our predicted grades which were further downgraded by the government despite the claims that ‘No student would be disadvantaged’.
I find it deeply disappointing that the teachers who determined our grades for UCAS which took into consideration our GCSEs, Year 12 mocks and performance throughout the year allowed us to receive offers and then went back on their estimations and gave us lower grades. This has prevented many students from entering their dream universities and instead gave us false hope. The only option left for some of us is to enter clearing or resit the year.
The mock results that our teachers used in deciding the CAG’s, for all our A levels were based on mock exams that were not a true reflection of our capabilities or our performance during the 2 years. My school personally was in the process of giving us another set of mocks as they themselves admitted they were not credible enough. The grade boundaries for certain subjects may be much higher or lower in different schools as mocks are assessed differently. At the time many of us thought we was only sitting mock exams, which of course wouldn’t count towards our final grades. To our surprise these exams were indeed the deciding factor for our A-level results.
I are outraged with the way the grades have been determined. I feel extremely let down by our schools and the system used to decide A-level students final grades. Many of us we will be forced to miss out on university places this year if we choose to sit the October exams. There should be a system in place for those who were cheated by their schools and mislead into applying for courses with high entry requirements.
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The Issue
As students who have constantly been cheated by the education system since the reform of GCSEs I am frustrated with the calculation of our results. Schools have provided us with predicted grades which we have used to apply to prestigious universities via UCAS and received offers at these institutions. However, many of us received centre assessment grades from our schools which were no way near our predicted grades which were further downgraded by the government despite the claims that ‘No student would be disadvantaged’.
I find it deeply disappointing that the teachers who determined our grades for UCAS which took into consideration our GCSEs, Year 12 mocks and performance throughout the year allowed us to receive offers and then went back on their estimations and gave us lower grades. This has prevented many students from entering their dream universities and instead gave us false hope. The only option left for some of us is to enter clearing or resit the year.
The mock results that our teachers used in deciding the CAG’s, for all our A levels were based on mock exams that were not a true reflection of our capabilities or our performance during the 2 years. My school personally was in the process of giving us another set of mocks as they themselves admitted they were not credible enough. The grade boundaries for certain subjects may be much higher or lower in different schools as mocks are assessed differently. At the time many of us thought we was only sitting mock exams, which of course wouldn’t count towards our final grades. To our surprise these exams were indeed the deciding factor for our A-level results.
I are outraged with the way the grades have been determined. I feel extremely let down by our schools and the system used to decide A-level students final grades. Many of us we will be forced to miss out on university places this year if we choose to sit the October exams. There should be a system in place for those who were cheated by their schools and mislead into applying for courses with high entry requirements.
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Petition created on 14 August 2020