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Back to School 2020
There is no question that the events around
this year’s results have led to a great deal of
stress and uncertainty. However, the centre
assessed grades produced by schools and
colleges were subjected to a rigorous internal
moderation process and certainly will have
produced fairer results than the abandoned
statistical method. Nevertheless as in any year
some students will have received lower
results than they had hoped for.
Hopefully by the time you read
this your son or daughter
will have been able to access
a suitable university/college or
sixth form course. In some cases,
however, they may wish or need
to resit one or more subjects. If
you think that might be the case,
teachers will be able to advise
whether that is necessary. All
young people have the right to
access professional careers advice
which can be accessed through
the school college or via the
National Careers Service telephone
line or webchat.
Brian Lightman has broad experience in
education spanning 41 years, including two
headships and president General Secretary of
the Association of School and College Leaders.
Now a self-employed education consultant,
his wide ranging portfolio includes working
with schools, and leading on careers
education for the PiXL network of over 3,000
schools. Brian is a non-executive director of
the Careers and Enterprise Company.
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