US EditionGCSE results day to see major change as overhaul planned for all students
- The government is conducting a pilot of the Education Record app to provide digital GCSE results to 95,000 students in the Manchester area and the West Midlands on 21 August.
- This pilot follows plans to modernise exam result delivery by consolidating results and certificates into one digital record accessible via a mobile app.
- Students can still receive paper results in schools and open envelopes traditionally, while the app aims to reduce administrative burdens for schools and colleges.
- Stephen Morgan, the education minister, emphasized the need to modernize exam record-keeping, highlighting that the change would also help colleges reduce administrative costs by up to £30 million each year.
- The pilot’s success may lead to a full national rollout by 2026, implying significant cost savings and streamlined processes for students, schools, and further education providers.
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GCSE results day to see major change as overhaul planned for all students
The Government has announced that results day will look very different for thousands of pupils this year as the trial of a new app brings exam records 'into the 21st century'
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Thousands of GCSE pupils will receive their exam results via an app this summer as part of a Government pilot to bring records into the 21st century. Digital education records, which will bring students’ exam results and certificates into one app, will be trialled to help young people when applying to further education (FE), apprenticeships or employment. More than 95,000 Year 11 pupils in Greater Manchester and the West Midlands will receive th…
West Midlands teenagers will get summer GCSE results in the palm of their hands thanks to new app
Thousands of GCSE pupils across the West Midlands will log into an app for their results this summer as part of a scheme to bring the system into the 21st century.
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