Bishop Vesey’s GCSE 2021 – Bishop Vesey’s Grammar School is celebrating the successes of students in their GCSE examination results.
Outstanding results included Suleiman Ahmed, Daniel Bartlett, Harry Dowen and Rajveer Chauhan who all attained 10 grade 9s. Suleiman, Daniel and Harry also scored the top grade in the FMSQ Additional Mathematics qualification.
Other Bishop Vesey’s GCSE 2021 results of note included Ben Cheema, Oli Chudleigh, Tighe Crook, Joshua Franks, Matthew Merrill and Dominic Van Loan, who all attained 9 grade 9s and a grade 8.
Other students were praised for how they have balanced their commitments over the last 2 years. One brilliant example is Winston Powell, who managed to combine GB gymnastics squad training with attaining 6 grade 9s and three grade 8s.
This year, following the cancellation of exams, Bishop Vesey’s GCSE 2021 grades were awarded through a process of teacher-assessed grades, against a national standard. These grades were quality assured and approved by the exam boards. The government is not publishing performance data for any schools or colleges this year due to the varying impact of the pandemic.
Dominic Robson, Headteacher of Bishop Vesey’s Grammar School said: “We are immensely proud of all the hard work and achievements of our students, especially after such an unprecedentedly difficult and disrupted year. Our teachers have worked tirelessly to ensure students are all able to make good progress academically.
“It is to the credit of our amazing students that they have shown such impressive levels of maturity and good humour in these turbulent times. It will be exciting to see how they progress as they move on to their chosen post 16 courses.
“The students have been very well supported by our outstanding KS4 pastoral team led by Mr Bowen, Mr Bousfield and Mrs Hodkinson. We wish Mr Bowen and Mr Bousfield the very best as they move on to new roles this September as Headmaster of Camp Hill Boys and Assistant Headteacher of Newcastle Under Lyme School respectively.”
Exam Results advice
Waiting for and receiving your exam results can be an anxious time.
Young minds, the UK’s leading charity fighting for children and young people’s mental health, offer advice for young people feeling anxious and nervous about your results.
Here are some top tips:
Congratulate yourself
Whether you get the results you expected or not, that’s OK. Try to celebrate what you have achieved, whether that’s academically or not – you’ve survived your exams and you deserve to be proud of that. Try to celebrate what you have achieved.
Consider your options
School isn’t the end of the world – you can do so much more, even if you don’t pass your exams. Education is everything, but education doesn’t stop at school; you can be educated on an apprenticeship and continue learning. You can do so much more – even if you don’t pass your exams.
Contemplating University Clearing?
Going through Clearing to get into a university isn’t always a bad thing.
People who didn’t get in to their first choice university went through Clearing and were often accepted to better universities than they originally planned.
In some cases, even those who achieved their target grades went through Clearing because they decided they wanted to go to a different university than they had initially applied for.
People who didn’t get in to their first choice university went through Clearing and were often accepted to better universities.
Take it slow
Moving onto the next step is a very personal thing, so giving yourself time to breathe could give you a whole new perspective.
Try not to make decisions in the heat of the moment. Take as much time as you need to work out your next steps, and ask for help if you need it.
Take as much time as you need to work out your next steps.
Remember to de-stress
Despite the reassurance, sometimes the stress of the situation can get you down.
To overcome the stress, make sure to stay connected to your passions and use each stressful situation as a learning experience.
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