Leader’s Blog: life-changing Thursdays in August

I am of course referring to those fateful Thursdays when A-level and GCSE results are discovered by school pupils who are completing their days at secondary school or sixth form.

Today is A-levels day, a pivotal day in the lives of our 18 year olds. Results gained determine whether someone can go on to university and if so whether they have the grades for the specific course they’d wanted. Then of course in September and October life takes on a whole new complexion when the sixth form student often leaves home and goes to a completely new town or city to undertake a degree.

The message to those who have done well is congratulations and well done. To those who have not done as well as they have liked I’d say don’t give up, take some advice and try again.

As the county councillor with Marlborough School in his division I’d particularly like to say well done to the student that has reportedly achieved four A*-A grades

As a parent myself I know how lots of Oxfordshire mums and dads will be feeling today. There’s a strange mixture of pride and anxiety. These middle Thursdays in August are life-changing days for many!

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