Make GCSEs fairer: integrate Functional Skills.

Background

One in three students fails GCSE English and maths. Many of the same students pass Functional Skills (60% maths, 80% English), whereas 15% pass resits. This petition calls for that practical approach to be integrated into GCSEs to improve success and life chances.

Additional details

Following my TEDx talk and conversations with my MP, Mike Martin, I’m creating a place for people to show support when the video is released. This simple, cost-neutral change already exists, is proven to work, and could transform outcomes, confidence and life chances for thousands of young people being left behind by the current system.