Awarding organisations, education institutions and the exams regulator should be open and honest about what’s led to delayed qualification results, writes Bernie Savage.
Everyone remembers the day they got their exam results. It’s one of those occasions in our lives that everyone’s got a story about. Countless hours of studying, practicing, rehearsing and revising all culminate in that one moment.
Hundreds of thousands of students had their moment on Thursday and, for the vast majority of them, they were able to share their news with friends and families in a way that most of us take for granted.
For some though, the anticipation culminated in disappointment, worry and anger. Not because they didn’t get the grades they were expecting, but because they didn’t get any grades at all.
