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Talk about the transition to t—levels, the hope is that there is a parity of esteem with a—levels, why that still necessary? i a parity of esteem with a-levels, why that still necessary?- why that still necessary? i think that the new — why that still necessary? i think that the new skills _ why that still necessary? i think that the new skills that - why that still necessary? i think that the new skills that the - that the new skills that the t—levels will give will help and enhance opp...

Sorry! yeah, just everything that hes gone through over the past four years with his leukaemia, he deserves it. really happy that im getting to go to scarborough. - to go to scarborough, cos its the one that ive been focused on getting to. - while top grades in some vocational qualifications are slightly up, the big leap has been in a—levels. what matters to students getting results today is what they do next in life — going into work, an apprenticeship or getting a place at university. the ...

The wind will pick up towards the west heralding the arrival of thicker cloud and some rain. so, as a result, it is not going to be a cold night, mostly sitting in double figures in towns and cities. tomorrow, then, any mist and fog that is formed overnight will lift quite rapidly. it will be a bright, if not sunny start in the east, but brisk winds accompanying this rain pushing steadily eastwards through the course of the day. some drizzle in the midlands but brightening up in the far west lat...

South—east and east anglia, the temperatures could be nudging 2a or 25 degrees and hailed —— again. then the weather front moves through with the weather front moves through with the front sitting towards the northern parts of the uk where we have some brisk winds as well and most of the showers as we head into friday will be across scotland, some for northern ireland for a while and even some showers getting pushed into parts of england and wales. we have temperatures back down to near no...

Taken actual exams on the day. what are you going to say to people? 0k, it was difficult, but... bye we had to work doubly hard because we were at home and managing our own timetable. it set us up in good stead for uni. the teachers have been really supportive and really easy to contact. for your a—levels, you sat an exam. people might say it is a different experience, we you sat an exam. people might say it is a different experience,— is a different experience, we had to re are is a differe...

Assessment. but it seems at the moment— assessment. but it seems at the moment that young people like robert hoiston, _ moment that young people like robert holston, chairman of the education select— holston, chairman of the education select committee, aiming for the scrapping — select committee, aiming for the scrapping of a—levels and excepting the international baccalaureate, but you also— the international baccalaureate, but you also have these rumours over whether— you also have...

Down, the principal says that they marked students over several months. theyve had to learn from home and learning behind a screen is so different to being in a college environment. i think the rigour of those grades has been extremely high in terms of the amount of work the students have had to produce. dylan got a distinction merit in his btec despite cancer treatment. sorry! yeah, just everything he has come through in the past four years with his leukaemia, he deserves it. really happy that ...

And asking everyone to remember what this cohort of students have been through. speaking to the students, its a point they make. they say the majority of their learning of the past two years was done online. they didnt have the advantage of face—to—face teaching for much of it. they hope the class of 2021 will be remembered for their great achievement in a very tough time. more than half of a—levels have received top grades. more than 50%, 51% in fact, receiving a stars and, or a5, 4% rece...

That the students have had to produce. dylan got a distinction merit in his btec despite cancer treatment. sorry! yeah, just everything that hes gone through over the last four years with his leukaemia, he deserves it. really happy that im getting to go to scarborough, - while top grades in some vocational qualifications are slightly up, the big leap has been in a—levels. what matters to students getting results today is what they do next in life — going into work, an apprenticeship, or gett...

With around half of young people now going to university, we ask two experts whether a degree is still a good investment for the future