Hope Full students collect their A-level results today after taking their first exams since the Covid pandemic. The waiting period for students in
EnglandWales Northern Ireland has ended.A-level grades mean the difference in attendance college or not- and determine the start of their career path.
However, the "Covid generation" has been warned this year that they are "performing lower than expected."
Secretary of Education James Cleverly said that some students "perhaps get slightly lower grades than they expected and wanted."
According to forecasts, performance is expected to decline overall compared to last year.
Cleverly told Sky News: Always plan to get them back. As we see it this year, students may possibly get slightly lower grades than they were expecting and what they wanted. You should see the vast majority of students getting into the institution of their choice.”
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