36 hours since the A Level results were given out and I& #39;ve witnessed a range of circumstances:
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="πŸ‘¨β€πŸŽ“" title="Man student" aria-label="Emoji: Man student">student with all 9s at GCSE but algorithm capped them at As. They& #39;re determined to sit exams in the autumn
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="πŸ‘¨β€πŸŽ“" title="Man student" aria-label="Emoji: Man student"> student who loved their A Level subjects, but capped by GCSE performance
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="πŸ‘¨β€πŸŽ“" title="Man student" aria-label="Emoji: Man student"> Gifted student predicted A* but capped at B as subject hadn& #39;t received a A* before at that school
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="πŸ‘¨β€πŸŽ“" title="Man student" aria-label="Emoji: Man student">student who worked socks off in last weeks, but evidence for CAG at the top was limited & very disappointed and not sure who to blame
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="πŸ‘¨β€πŸŽ“" title="Man student" aria-label="Emoji: Man student"> students who didn& #39;t get their highest CAG but reluctant to appeal as just want to go to uni and move on
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="πŸ‘¨β€πŸŽ“" title="Man student" aria-label="Emoji: Man student"> confusion as students told they may have to pay to sit the exam....
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="πŸ‘¨β€πŸŽ“" title="Man student" aria-label="Emoji: Man student"> good students devastated by U and E grades who are bewildered about what happened
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="πŸ‘¨β€πŸŽ“" title="Man student" aria-label="Emoji: Man student">lots of students who thankfully can get to the uni they wanted (phew)
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="πŸ‘¨β€πŸŽ“" title="Man student" aria-label="Emoji: Man student">students completely changing their uni or subject
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="πŸ‘¨β€πŸŽ“" title="Man student" aria-label="Emoji: Man student">teachers feeling like they have let a generation down
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="πŸ‘¨β€πŸŽ“" title="Man student" aria-label="Emoji: Man student">government refusing to take effective action or put clear plans in place
This was not a normal year, and there is no point in pretending it was.
We have to get government to take action and give these students the grades they deserve. A whole generation have been let down.
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