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If Cambridge is deciding to use assessed grades for Physics Paper 21 (9702), which carries one of the highest weightages in AS Level Physics, then students should also be given the option of a free retake if they are unhappy with the grade awarded.

Many students spent months preparing for this paper fairly and honestly. Assessed grading may work for some candidates, but it cannot fully reflect every student’s actual performance under exam conditions. A single assessed mark could significantly affect university admissions, scholarships, and future opportunities.

Students who worked hard should not have to suffer because of a paper leak that was completely beyond their control. Offering a free retake option would be the fairest solution because:

* it protects students who may receive grades lower than their true ability,
* it restores confidence in the examination system,
* and it ensures no student is academically disadvantaged by this incident.

Cambridge has stated that its priority is fairness. True fairness means giving students a choice:

1. accept the assessed grade, or
2. sit a free retake to improve or confirm their result.

Students should not be forced to rely only on predicted or assessed marks for such an important component. A free retake would show that Cambridge genuinely values the efforts and futures of its students.

If Cambridge is deciding to use assessed grades for Physics Paper 21 (9702), which carries one of the highest weightages in AS Level Physics, then students should also be given the option of a free retake if they are unhappy with the grade awarded.

Many students spent months preparing for this paper fairly and honestly. Assessed grading may work for some candidates, but it cannot fully reflect every student’s actual performance under exam conditions. A single assessed mark could significantly affect university admissions, scholarships, and future opportunities.

Students who worked hard should not have to suffer because of a paper leak that was completely beyond their control. Offering a free retake option would be the fairest solution because:

* it protects students who may receive grades lower than their true ability,
* it restores confidence in the examination system,
* and it ensures no student is academically disadvantaged by this incident.

Cambridge has stated that its priority is fairness. True fairness means giving students a choice:

1. accept the assessed grade, or
2. sit a free retake to improve or confirm their result.

Students should not be forced to rely only on predicted or assessed marks for such an important component. A free retake would show that Cambridge genuinely values the efforts and futures of its students.