Pupils will find out their results for GCSEs and level 2 vocational technical qualifications
Speaking on Sky News, the schools minister, Nick Gibb, added that he fears there will be a record number of GCSE resits this year in the autumn.
He said:
I’m not sure about that. We will see what happens when the results come out later on this morning.
Yes they have undoubtedly suffered disruption to their education this particular group of youngsters will have suffered in year 8 and 9 when we had lockdown.
But it’s important to get back to normal grading. They have worked extremely hard to take their GCSEs. The teachers have prepared them well.
Inevitably the performance of disadvantaged children is lower than more advantaged peers.
And that’s why from 2010 we have sought to close that attainment gap.
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