| Pupils at schools across Manchester are amongst thousands of 16-year-olds across the country who have picked up their GCSE results today. |
| This year’s cohort of pupils who are collecting their results today have had a far from normal route through their secondary school years, with the global pandemic forcing the majority of them to spend months being taught from home during their first and second years at high school, swapping the classroom for their kitchen table and getting to grips with online learning, whilst the world grappled with bringing Covid under control.
Councillor Julie Reid said: “Every young person who has picked up their results today should feel immensely proud of themselves. Their time in high school really didn’t get off to the best of starts with Covid and online teaching – and if they take a minute to think back about what they’ve all been through over last five years during what is a really hard time anyway in their lives, they will realise just how brilliantly they have done and how much their hard work has paid off. “Of course, it’s also important that we remember results day is not just about the top grades. There are plenty of students at schools across the country who didn’t get a string of A* grades, but who did fantastically well for them, far exceeding their own expectations. Big congratulations should go to each and every one of them. “And finally, I want to say a big thank you also to all the brilliant and dedicated staff working in our schools who day in and day out go above and beyond to support our students. You are amazing, thank you.” Over at Manchester Academy in Moss Side, principal James Eldon also believes that this year’s pupils have done extraordinarily well in their exams this year after everything they were confronted with during their time in high school and that their achievements shouldn’t be underestimated. GCSEs aren’t just for pupils in mainstream schools and are also offered by some special schools, including Meade Hill High School in North Manchester, with pupils often having significant personal barriers to overcome in addition to studying for their exams – making their achievements even more meaningful for them. |
Pupils across Manchester celebrate GCSE success
