College celebrates another year of GCSE success

South Staffordshire College have announced another year of GCSE results success as many students celebrate top grades.

For the second year, GCSE grades have been determined based upon a range of evidence available to tutors, which included coursework and mock exam results to provide a fair and objective result.

South Staffordshire College saw the total number of high grades (4+) achieved across both English and maths increase compared to the following year, rising by 5 per cent for English and 15 per cent for maths.

During lockdown, the college added a new offer of online courses so that learners could study from home and, despite the challenge, saw 57 per cent of these online learners achieve a high grade in maths and 50 per cent achieve a high grade in English.

Speaking on behalf of the College, Craig Hancox, head of maths and English, said “Employers and universities take maths and English very seriously and it is a top priority at South Staffordshire College too. We are thrilled that so many students who have studied their GCSEs with us this year have achieved such positive results.

"I am proud of the support our students have received from our fantastic staff and we 're hugely proud of our students and would like to say a big congratulations to all collecting their GCSE results today. We wish you every success as you continue your career journey. ”

For more information visit www.southstaffs.ac.uk