Alongside school leavers,our learners across the county have opened their GCSE results!
ACL Essex learner, Imogen, has been trying for her GCSE Maths since Year 11 in school, and finally achieved it this year. Imogen said: “I’m a Teaching Assistant in a primary school, and my next steps are to train as a teacher but I couldn’t start the training without a GCSE in Maths. I tried twice in college and two to three times in university, and I came to ACL for a last chance at getting it. It made a difference having adults around that want to learn. I really gelled with my tutor and felt more supported, and now I can start teacher training as of next September.”
Another ACL Essex learner, Kathleen, is a grandmother who wanted to prove to herself that she could achieve top marks in GCSE Biology. Upon receiving the top mark of a 9, Kathleen said: “Having retired, I was getting worried about my memory, so I decided to do a course and get my brain working again. I was hoping for a 9 and I got a 9. I’m really, really pleased that I’m still capable of achieving such a good grade.”
Melanie, another ACL Essex learner, has three children and has now achieved her GCSE English with ACL. When receiving her results, Melanie said: “This means so much, it’s fantastic. It’s been a long time since I’ve been at school and my daughter’s now starting her GCSEs. It was hard to get back into the swing of things and restarting it again. I’m hoping to go into teaching, so now I’ve got this one, I’m going to do my GCSE Maths in September.”
Congratulations to everyone receiving their exam results today. We’re extremely proud of all our learners, and wish them every success.
If you didn’t receive the results you were hoping for today, just know that it isn’t the end of the road, it is just another learning experience that you can build on with the support of ACL – we can help you succeed.
Need a GCSE? There is still time to enrol before September. Find out more.
Achieved your GCSEs and thinking about going to University? We still have places for our Access to HE courses starting in September. Find out more.