Rejected petition Pay teachers to mark exam papers ( GCSE & A level ) for the summer 2022 exam series

Payment for teachers marking exams

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If CDGs or the like are deemed necessary for the 2022 exam series teachers should be paid as examiners would normally be paid to mark exams. In 2021 this was an unprecedented time , 2022 needs to learn from past experiences and instead and adding to teachers workload with no time or monetary considerations - we were just expected to adapt. This academic year has to change , where teachers are paid , as examiners would be paid , to mark the exams.

Why was this petition rejected?

There’s already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue, or if the Petitions Committee has considered one in the last year.

Another petition calling for a similar action is already collecting signatures:
Give secondary teachers a bonus for marking and standardizing summer 2021 official assessments

You are more likely to get action on this issue if you sign and share a single petition: https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/244853

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The petitioner has been invited to share views with the Petitions Committee when the original petition is considered.

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