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UCU comment on A-level results

Thursday, 14, Aug 2008 12:00

Ahead of this year’s A-level results released today (Thursday) University and College Union (UCU) general secretary, Sally Hunt, said:

“Today should be a day for celebration for the thousands of pupils whose hard work over the last few years has been rewarded with excellent grades. Both pupils and teachers should be congratulated for all their hard work.

“It is unfortunate that pupils’ achievements are likely once again to be overshadowed by doomsayers sniping from the sidelines with lazy rants about standards. Our current system is not perfect, but it is unacceptable that pupils’ results and the hard work of staff in our schools and colleges is the subject of relentless and unmerited downplaying.”

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Dan Ashley t: 020 7670 9705; m: 07789 518 992; e: dashley@ucu.org.uk

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