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Hundreds of thousands of students across the uk are receiving their results this morning, with the number of top grades expected to increase, despite the disruption to learning caused by the pandemic. high a—level grades are expected in england, wales and northern ireland. vocational btec results are also out today. and in scotland, students will be finding out how they did in their highers and national 5s. with official exams scrapped this year, marks have been awarded based mainly on teacher assessment. last summer, after a u—turn over a—level results, record numbers of top grades were...

Because of covid—19. there was also a record proportion of a—grades in scotland. south of the border, nearly 45% of a—level students received as and a*s. that�*s up from 38.5%, last year — an increase 6.3%. last summer, after a u—turn over a—level results, record numbers of top grades were awarded — with 38.6% of entrants achieving an a* or a grade. this year�*s grades — at 44.8% — are even higher — and represent a 75% increase over the last 2 yea rs. with official exams scrapped this year, marks have been awarded based mainly on teacher assessment. the education secret...

Nearly 49% received as and a*s in england, wales and northern ireland. that should be nearly 45%. that's up from 38.5% last year, an increase 6.3 per cent. vocational btec results are also out today. students will also find the results for apprenticeships and degree apprenticeships. and in scotland, students will be finding out how they did in their highers and national 5s. with official exams scrapped this year, marks have been awarded based mainly on teacher assessment. the education secretary, gavin williamson, has urged against "talking down" their achievements.

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