Praise and advice for students following publication of post-16 exam results

Shropshire Council has offered congratulations and advice to the students who are due to receive their exam results today (Thursday 13 August 2020).

Since the Secretary of State for Education announced that the 2020 exam series in England would be cancelled to help fight the spread of coronavirus, Shropshire’s schools and colleges have been asked to provide centre assessment grades for their students for this summer’s awards. To accomplish this, they have undertaken a rigorous process which has then been standardised by the exam boards.

Karen Bradshaw, Shropshire Council’s executive director of children’s services and acting interim chief executive, said:

“We would like to congratulate all the students for their great effort and determination in such difficult circumstances, having been unable to sit their exams this year. We hope they have achieved results which will give them every success in the future, including those taking up a university place or those moving into the world of work.

“We would also like to thank everyone involved in Shropshire’s school and college communities. This includes our skilled and dedicated teachers, headteachers and college principals, governors, support staff, people who contribute voluntarily and, of course, parents and carers who play such an important supportive role. We must recognise how our school and college staff have worked so tirelessly throughout the year including the crucial period when they had to carefully consider and then provide the centre assessment grades for their students in this most unprecedented of years.”

For those pursuing the university route, applicants can log into the UCAS Track service to check the status of their application. If students have not been accepted by the university of their choice there are still many places available through ‘Clearing’. For those students whose results are different to what they expected their school or college can provide further advice and guidance.

Shropshire Council have also arranged a virtual drop-in session to provide any advice related to well-being and anxiety on Saturday 15 August from 1-2pm via Zoom.

Go to: https://shropshire.gov.uk/virtual-drop-in/ and use meeting number 852 8195 7344, and password 726382