Pandemic impact on students and exam results outcome

Last year in 2020, Covid-19 had not been kind at all to students all over the world. In the UK, GCSE and A-Level exams had even been cancelled, causing a lot of anxiety and confusion amongst the young students.

You would think, exams had been cancelled, that is great! However, in the long-term, students were starting to feel a lot of pressure in terms of how their life will turn out now that the pandemic is affecting their education to this level.

In addition to this, the grades that were received last year were completely based on marks received by the teachers and their estimates. A lot of complaints came through upon this decision, due to the unfairness for some students.

With all the classes having moved online, things became even more difficult. Fortunately, this year in England, 30% of entries gained grades seven and above (equivalent to A*-A), compared to the 27.5% in 2020 and 22% in 2019.

Record levels of success have been reported with as many as 45% more students getting A* grades in A-Level, and a smaller rise in the number of students achieving A*-C grades too.

Given the stress and pressure the students have faced since last year, all results and hard work should all be celebrated.

These results have made it a high chance for students to take places in universities and colleges. The effect on the economy is positive, especially with the high levels of youth employment too.

Furthermore, medicine courses have been in high demand, for which the government has already added 9,000 extra places for the coming year. Teacher training has also been going up in growth.

Although the pandemic started off stressful for the students, things seem to now be heading in an optimistic direction, and hopefully continues to do so.