United Kingdom · Record · Petition
Petition 772347
Create an applied pathway within GCSE English and Maths, like Functional Skills
Introduced
10 June 2026
Last action
—
Status
1115 signatures
Sponsors
—
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
6 September 2026
Summary
Create an applied assessment pathway within GCSE English and Maths based on existing Functional Skills assessment methods. Students would still achieve a GCSE qualification, but could demonstrate the same literacy and numeracy skills through an applied, criterion-referenced assessment pathway. Over 200,000 young people each year leave school without a Grade 4 pass in GCSE English and maths. Many later pass Functional Skills qualifications, showing they have the required skills but struggle with the assessment format. We want GCSE English and maths to include an applied assessment pathway, based on existing Functional Skills methods, so students can demonstrate the same skills and still achieve a GCSE qualification.
This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.
Timeline
No timeline events have been ingested for this record yet.
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
No version snapshots stored. Document URLs remain at the source.
Documents
No documents linked.
Sponsors
No sponsors or actors listed by the source.
Related records
No cross-record relationships stored yet.
Sources
PoliticalRepo is an index and interpretation layer, not the authoritative legal source.
- Official source: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/772347
- Open data entity: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/772347.json