Congratulations to all those receiving academic results today.
It appears that no matter how many years it’s been since you collected your own school results, it’s a memory that stays with us all- and all for different reasons.
Some get the results they hoped for, others the grades they could have only dreamed of, and the opposite is just as true, there will be many today that don’t receive their expected results.
Regardless of the letters and numbers on that little piece of paper, every young person this year has a lot to celebrate, being the first year of students to sit GCSE examinations in a post-pandemic world (not to mention the impact of Covid itself on the education system over the last few years) is no easy task, but it’s something to be extremely proud of.
Pupils have been warned that grades were generally higher during the pandemic years of 2020 and 2021 than they were in 2019, due to the different assessment system used.
Whilst the exam boards haven’t gone back to their usual way of marking and grades have been set at a midpoint between summer 2019 and 2021, it is expected that the results will be lower than those from non-examination years.
Leeds city council issued a statement earlier today reminding pupils, teachers and loved ones that it’s been a different way of learning and examining and because of these changes, it is not possible to make comparisons between results this year and previous years
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For instance, pupils in maths and physics had formulae tables rather than being expected to learn them off by heart.
Leeds City Council’s executive member for economy, culture and education, Councillor Jonathan Pryor said: “Congratulations and well done to everyone who has taken their GCSEs this year. We are seeing some brilliant results that are very well deserved. Pupils have done themselves and the city proud and I am particularly impressed by the resilience they have shown throughout the pandemic when their education was significantly disrupted.
“These results are not only a reflection of the hard work and commitment of our young people, but also their families, schools, colleges and other learning settings that have supported them to secure these results.”
For all students, regardless of their results, this marks an emotional day that finalises their past years of study- and each should be proud of their achievements.
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