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Lee Elliot Major: My worry is for those who have failed to reach basic benchmarks in English and maths
27 August 2016
Our Chief Executive, Dr Lee Elliot Major, wrote for the TES about the GCSE results and the implications for young people who fail to make the basic benchmark grades.
A good pass in the core subjects is treated by employers as the bare minimum for even the most junior positions. So how do we help those students who have failed in their second attempt to make the grade, asks the chief executive of the Sutton Trust.
Make no mistake: unveiling your GCSE results is a life-defining moment.
Much has been said about the declining importance of GCSEs now that the education leaving age has been extended to 18. Yet in many ways they have become even more critical for young people’s prospects.
Read the full article here.
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