The A-level results received by students in 2022 should be celebrated as an example of resilience and hard work. The achievements of this cohort have been made despite a global pandemic which affected both their GCSEs and A-levels. They have faced government U-turns over assessment, and knowledge gaps in their learning.
What’s more, a record number of applications to university in 2022 have come from students from disadvantaged backgrounds.
However, this welcome development should not hide the fact that the pandemic has had a disproportionate impact on people from deprived areas and has widened educational inequalities.
