Hi, I'm Craig.
>> And I'm George. And we don't need to
tell you. It is of course GCSE results
day. So we are live here on the rundown
getting your reactions, answering
questions, and hearing some top tips
from tutors, teachers, and experts about
what to do with those allimportant
results.
>> And we do have some experts with us
today. Joining us in the studio is Tik
Tok tutor Erin Mcgherk. Hi Erin. Hi. So
wonderful to be here.
>> So, what are your first thoughts and
feelings about people collecting their
results today?
>> Yeah, today's such a nerve-wracking day.
For most people, it's the first time
that they're collecting any formal
results. So, it's so understandable that
you're going to be nervous, but just
deep breaths and once you get them,
they're there. The letters aren't going
to change. It's your grades.
>> Nice. Well, some calm words from Erin.
We'll be back with you very, very
shortly. Um, later on in the show, we'll
be heading over. We're heading back to
school. Actually, we're going to a
school with Dan in London. I think we
can see. There he is.
>> Hi, Dan. Dan, is this bringing back
results day memories for you?
>> Yeah, it is. To be honest, I am
stressed. I haven't been in school in
about 6 years. And we're here and the
vibes, it's nerve-wracking. It's
exciting. And to be honest, most of the
memories from school I push way back
into the archives of my brain. I think I
left school with threes, which is about
a D equivalent. So, I pretty much failed
everything. But I wasn't going to let a
piece of paper define my future. And I'm
sure a lot of students are feeling
exactly the same. I went to school um
from like 2014 2019 and then I then did
an apprenticeship afterwards. I did it
for about a year. Didn't enjoy it, but
continued. Found one on the government
website over at ITV News. And to be
honest, you never know what charm and a
good smile can get you.
how many
>> I I carried on and it was
>> I carried on and um yeah, I'm here now.
So, I'm sure we'll get into the
different options for students a bit
later on in the program. Um I'm going to
have some students here who got their
results, see what's next, what the plan
is, and I really want to know how
16-year-olds celebrate these days as
well. I've also got a very special
guest. if you were doing your exams this
year or not, you've definitely seen him
on your for you page and he's arguably
one of the coolest science teachers
around.
>> Well, do you know what? Dan's a bit of
an advantage. We'll be back with you in
a bit, Dan. Thank you. Cuz it isn't
actually that long ago that he collected
his GCSEs. For us, it's a bit more, you
know, we have to take a bit more time
back.
>> Bit more time. Bit more time.
>> Lewis is up in the northeast of England.
Oh, look at that tie and that mullet.
There he is, Louis.
>> Wow. Lewis, you're not far from home,
are you?
>> I'm not far from home. though I'm in BL
in Northland which is about an hour from
where I'm from in T-side where I studied
my GCSE results. Uh to to be honest it's
it's not bringing back loads of memories
for me and the reason for that is well I
wasn't sure whether to tell this
anecdote and then I decided I should cuz
it might inspire some kids. So I was
suspended from school for the last two
months of my GCSE studies. So I had to
do my uh revision from home and I
eventually I passed. I got B's and C's
which is like fours and fives these
days. But I did all right in the end and
I thought I should tell that anecdote
for any kids who have been struggling at
school. Might have been a bit naughty.
Might not have done as well in the GCSEs
as they hoped. It can still turn out all
right because look at me.
>> Wow. There he is.
>> Well, I'm not going to ask what you got
suspended for. Uh but
>> Oh yeah. Anyway, before we get
>> Sorry, I must say I didn't get I didn't
get suspended for anything too bad. I
got suspended because I was a little bit
disruptive in the class and I thought I
was going to ruin revision for everyone
else. But he got suspended and it turned
out all right.
>> Got suspended for looking that dapper
time. That's what it is. Don't forget
you can drop any questions that you want
uh in the live chat. We're live on ITV
News socials. Um so fire them that way.
Nothing's off limits. So, first off, for
any parents that are watching, we just
need to remind them what the numbers
mean. Lewis just uh spoke about fours
and fives, and that might be a bit
confusing. And when we were back in
school, um it was abs. And I think that
things are a little bit different for
some parts of the UK.
>> Yeah, slightly different. So, Wales and
Northern Ireland, um the grading is
similar to the kind of the letters that
you'd be used to. Um but in England, it
is numbers. And that can be a little bit
confusing if maybe you're not used to
that system. But don't worry, all is not
lost because Aaron is here. Um, so tell
us a little bit what's the kind of the
the comparisons. How how do they work?
>> Yeah, so now we've got the grades on a
number scale. So you've got one to nine
where we've sort of got a grade eight
people will say is roughly between an A
and an A star and it moves down from
there. So a seven's between a B and an A
and sort of down that scale. And they've
got something called an A star star now.
>> Yeah. A grade nine,
>> which we would all have got.
>> Definitely if they were around at the
time definitely would have got at least
one of those. Um, but before we get into
any more uh with the people on location,
let's get some questions from the
rundown viewers. Remember to drop those
questions down in that chat.
>> Yeah. And then we will read them out.
Um, so Aaron has got a question. He
says, um, this one's for you Aaron. Why
does it take so long to get your results
after sitting your GCSEs?
>> Good question.
>> Yeah. So it can feel like a really
really long time, but obviously because
most of the country is taking these
GCSEs, you've got to take the time to
mark them all, to standardize them all,
and determine where those grade
boundaries are going to lie.
>> Okay. So I was my instant thought was
like they're just all on holiday having
nice time, but of course they do work
really hard.
>> Yeah, they're not just studying
themselves. Okay.
>> Um, someone else has been in touch on
socials to ask, is getting fours in
everything good? I'd say so.
>> Sounds good to me. It's a pass, right?
>> A four is a pass and that's great. There
are some university courses that are
going to require you to have a grade
five in English language and in math.
But if that is the case, you've always
got the option for resets.
>> Okay, brilliant. And then there's some
uh there's a question from somebody
called Sniper, which sick
>> is a super duper cool name. Um isn't
getting results today. Oh, Sniper isn't
getting his results today. Uh but is
heading into year 11 in September and
wants any advice. He says that he's done
sevens and sixes in science and maths,
but he wants any tips uh for going into
next year.
>> Yeah, results day does seem to be the
day when all the attendants switch on
and realize that's going to be next
year.
>> It's coming around the corner.
>> The best thing that you can be doing is
taking a look at that specification,
making sure you're learning what the
exam board is going to actually be
testing you on and getting stuck in with
past paper questions and past papers
pretty much as soon as you can once
you've covered a topic in class.
>> Nice. Well, there are some other
questions already coming in actually.
Um, and don't forget you can add to
them, ask us whatever you want to ask us
and and Erin and we'll do our best to
answer it. Um, Erin, so what options are
there after GCSE? Because that's the
little thing you get your results today
and then you're thinking what do I do
next? Um, so what are some of those
options that people can can consider?
>> Yeah. So obviously the thing that comes
to most people's minds straight away is
going on to do A levels. That is what
the vast majority of people do do. But
you can go on there and vocational
qualifications, you can look at T-
levels, you can look at apprenticeships,
or you can be going straight into the
world of work. And apprenticeships are
amazing, aren't they? I I came through
in an apprenticeship, and I don't think
that I would be in the position that I'm
in if I didn't do the apprenticeship.
Um, there's some more questions that we
have. And I think that it's a really
good time to point out that you're a
tutor on Tik Tok, which is amazing. And
I really wish that there was something
like that when we I mean Tik Tok was not
around when I was at school,
>> but I wish that there was something like
this.
>> Yeah.
>> What gave you the idea? How did you get
into that? Yeah. Yeah. So, I kind of
started last year just after my own
A-level results day and I was thinking
back through year 13 and the university
application process, UKCAST, going
through all of your grades and sitting A
levels themselves and I just thought I
wish there was somebody coaching me on
how you learn because I feel like you
learn what to learn in school, but
sometimes there's a little bit of a gap
in terms of the strategies that you use
to translate, okay, I learned this in
class to how do I apply this in an exam.
>> Nice. So, we can see some of your Tik
Tok videos there and a little flex.
She's got 189,000
follow. Is it Is that right?
>> Should have been rounding that up to
190.
>> I've undersold you there.
>> Well, hopefully after today we get to
the 190k.
>> Yeah, we'll make that happen. Thank you.
We are going to come back to you very
very soon once we've got some more
results open. Uh let's head back to Dan
who is at school in East Baret. Um Dan,
what what's the kind of mood there?
What's going on? Have we got some
results coming in already?
>> We've got some results. They've already
opened their results, which is exciting.
You can tell by the smiles that they did
really well. Definitely better than me.
Um, we're here with
>> Miel.
>> Guys, how is it? How did it go to plan?
All good.
>> Yeah. Yeah.
>> What was your highest subject? What was
the best What was the subject you did
best in?
>> Um,
maths for me. Physics.
>> Uh, maths.
>> Maths. So, what is the plan next then?
So, you did well in maths, the basically
the core subjects. What's next for you
guys?
>> Um, I'm going to be studying at Somb
College. Um, A levels in biology,
chemistry, and math.
>> I'm going to join her at the six from
college. I'm doing chemistry, computing,
and maths.
>> I'm doing the same subjects, but I'm
going to college.
>> So, interestingly, what do you guys want
to do when you then get older? What is
the plan?
>> I'm thinking of something computing
related. Maybe like something also with
forensics or possibly like cyber
security, but I'm not too sure yet.
>> I love that.
>> Um, I'm not too sure yet, but maybe
something like medicine. I'm thinking at
the moment. Oh,
>> Some like sport science.
>> You guys make me feel so much dumber
than I was when I was in school. How are
you guys going to celebrate now? So,
you've got the results. What is the plan
to celebrate?
>> Um, me and my friends were going out and
we're going to um go to karaoke.
I'm going with her.
>> I love that. Karaoke is a good
>> I'm getting food with my mates.
>> Where you getting food?
>> Lebanese grill.
>> Oo, that's a good shout. That's a good
shout. Now, this year was a lot harder
because there was co obviously. Do you
guys reckon that affected how you did in
your exams? Did it make it easier,
harder? How was it for you guys? I think
it helped me do better in my exams
because I had more free time and then it
made me allowed to realize that I can
like work hard and just help me to be in
that mindset.
>> Um I'm not really sure like the effect
co had but I guess maybe it made our
exams a bit more stressful cuz we
haven't had any. These were our first
proper exams that we've sat now.
>> Oh really? Oh really? These were the
first proper ones apart from your mocks.
Yeah, because we didn't set our sets in
your six.
>> Oh, I see. Was that the same for you,
Aiman?
>> No, I do like it and made a difference.
>> You just thought it would you just
breeze past it.
>> Like 10 years old.
>> Yeah, you you just got the brain for it.
I hear it. I hear it. I hear it. Now,
this is now I want to ask this question,
right?
>> Being the generation of Tik Tok because
same here. I'm on Tik Tok doom scrolling
all the time. I don't get as many
educational videos as you guys probably
did doing your exams. How much did Tik
Tok help during that process?
>> I actually think it helped a lot because
especially during the exam time, lots of
like just like especially science stuff
came up on my for you page and it really
actually taught me stuff that maybe I
didn't know. So I think it was actually
quite helpful.
>> Was that help for you guys as well?
Yeah, I think it definitely helped
because like if I was taking a break
from revision and I was scrolling and
I'd see like people my age doing their
GC being like here what I've done
already today and I'd be like oh no I
need to like I need
>> you need to lock in. Yeah.
>> Was it the same for you as well?
>> Yeah. Yeah. Like videos before exams
like they're short but they help. So
shout out exam QA like they helped a
lot.
>> They helped you guys as well. Was that
was that like a known thing for you guys
in year 11? is that that helped. Guys, I
really wish that I had Tik Tok back in
my day because to be honest, I probably
would have done better in my GCSEs. But
thank you guys so much. Congratulations.
Enjoy karaoke.
>> Thank you.
>> That's going to be a vibe. And enjoy Leb
Grill. You're making me hungry already,
guys. Take care. Thank you very much.
>> Thank you so much, Dan. And you know,
it's so nice to kind of hear everyone's
unique experiences when it comes to like
the leadup to exams and that kind of
thing. and also hearing what people are
up to afterwards. Yeah, it's not a bad
shout.
>> And Lebanese Grill. I like the sound of
that. Well, as Dan said earlier, it's
really not the end of the world if
things haven't gone to plan today. And
there's always options.
>> Yeah, there definitely are. Um, so Erin,
any advice for students? Cuz it might
feel quite overwhelming. Suddenly you
kind of you've been studying for, you
know, three years and then you kind of
leads up everything leads up to today.
But it it really isn't, you know,
nothing to kind of worry too much about
if things haven't quite gone to plan.
>> Yeah, it's it's never going to be the be
all and end all. Of course, if you're
sitting there looking at your results
and they you don't feel like that's
reflected all of the effort that you put
in, that can feel quite upsetting. And
sometimes then the worst thing is for
everyone around you to say, "Oh, it
doesn't matter." But equally, that is a
great opportunity for you to sit and
reflect and have a think about, okay,
what can I change moving forward?
And um there are plenty of options as
well uh if uh you don't think that the
results quite right. Um you can of
course appeal what's going on. Um here's
Sam with a little bit more about what
you can do.
>> Can you challenge your GCSE results?
It's results day. You may have just
opened your grades and they're really
not what you were expecting. Don't panic
just yet. You may be able to challenge
them. You can request a copy of your
exam paper or sort a review of marking.
Requesting the paper allows a teacher to
take a look over the marking and then
you can decide if you want a review. A
review of marking means another examiner
checks your paper. The mark can go up,
but it also could go down or stay the
same. Your school can request this for
you once you've given your consent.
Remember, you only have a limited time
frame to request this. And this year's
requests must be made by the 25th of
September. Priority review takes about
15 days, but a normal review can take
around 20. Plus, you do have to pay
depending on the exam board. So, check
the price when you submit for a review
as you might have to cover this. There
are ways to escalate the process further
if you're still not happy with the
results, but it's best to talk to your
school about what the best way forward
may be. So, if your results really
aren't what you expected, act quickly,
speak to your school, and make sure you
don't miss the deadlines. J is it's like
one of those videos that you'd watch in
school where they'd be like, you know,
keep calm, do this. Sam has definitely
got if the new stuff he doesn't want to
carry that on. He's definitely got a
future like working for some exam board.
>> Yeah, definitely calm vibes from Sam.
>> You can watch that again over on ITV the
rundown and Tik Tok and YouTube. So, as
more results come in, we've got some
facts and figures for you. and it's
through the gap and it's thought the gap
between girls and boys is going to close
but we'll get confirmation of that
around 9:30.
Watch this space. So George, how did
your results go? Are we are we are we
open? Is this a safe space to talk
about?
>> This is absolutely a safe space. We are
not live streaming this anywhere. Um I
knew this question was coming. Okay, so
I didn't quite do as well as I wanted to
do. Sorry teachers. Sorry mom. Um but
you know did all right. I got kind of
like B's, C's. I did get an A star in
drama, which you'll all be, you know,
incredibly surprised to hear about. Um,
so shout out to my drama teacher, Miss
Badman/M Hill, once you got married.
Thank you. Um, so yeah, that's that's
kind of what I did. And I think similar
for you.
>> Yeah. Shout out to Yeah. Mrs. Brown, who
also um secured that A star with me in
drama. But um you know I got C's abs and
C's but would you say that you were an
anxious student at school?
>> I mean you'll be surprised to hear that
I absolutely was. Um yeah I was very
nervous and I found it I you know I kind
of loved like studying in the leadup to
it but when it came to the actual exams
it's nerve-wracking and it was felt very
anxious. It felt there was a lot of
pressure and actually like when you look
back now yeah obviously it was a very
important time but ultimately there's
kind of no need to to get that that
worked up and that anxious about I think
because my par uh my parents were both
in uh education, um I always knew that
it wasn't the be all and end all. So I
think I was quite calm and everybody
would probably have thought that that
was going to be the opposite cuz your
parents are teachers. The pressure.
>> Yeah, the pressure. But, you know, it
was always just do as as well as you can
and you're, you know, bright enough that
you'll go on and do amazing things
anyway. So I think there are two
different approaches there that people
can
>> you can take one of those. Take whatever
one you wish.
>> Um, don't forget you can get involved of
course with this live. Drop us your
questions in the chat. Nothing is off
limits and we're going to stick
>> really nothing's off limits
>> for now and then if we do get a rogue
question then we'll change.
>> I would say keep it clean, please.
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>> So, we're going to go back to Lewis now.
>> Hi, Louis. There he is. He popped up.
Hi.
>> Uh, so we want to know, Lewis, how did
results day go for you?
>> So, I'm I'm trying to look back in my
mind and remember results day and I just
can't. And I'm thinking, did I come into
school or was I not allowed into school
because I'd already left it. Either way,
I remember get being really really
pleased with myself because I managed to
get a C in maths. That was the main
thing I was concerned about because I
knew when I get if I if I do get the
grades I need but I fail at maths, I'm
going to need to reset maths at six
form. And I was really really worried
about that. Uh so I revised as hard as I
could. I got my C in maths. I got a few
B's as well. And um yeah, I mean I think
for a lot a lot of people when you look
back at my age, it feels like GCES
weren't that important, but I I want to
stress to to kids they are important.
They make a big difference. They get you
into six form. Six form then gets you
into university if you want to take that
path. Of course, there are loads of
other paths to take. If you don't get
the results you want or you're not too
academically minded, you can go into T
levels, which is technical courses. So
there are obviously loads of options. uh
GCSEs. I did all right at them, but it's
if you didn't do so well, it doesn't
matter so much.
>> Well, thanks Louis. Good to hear your
experience and we'll be back with you at
that school very very soon. Um and
hopefully hearing from some of those
people kind of in charge of like
education in English.
>> Yeah. Well, Erin, we've got some more
questions for you.
>> Yes. So, this one's coming in uh on the
live chat. Don't forget you can add to
it as well. Um Erin, you're a Tik Tok
tutor. uh do you think that that is the
way to go for like the place to go for
revision and tips?
>> I think that it can be a great place to
go, but obviously you cannot curate your
entire feed. There's nothing to say that
you're going to get a very helpful
academic video and then your next video
is going to be slightly less helpful and
less academic. So I think still trying
to control the amount of time that
you're spending on these apps is very
beneficial whilst you're in the middle
of revision. But I do think that it gets
a worse rep than it generally has. you
can have very helpful videos on there.
>> And I suppose that's the thing as well.
It is trying to find that work out like
that balance because you obviously kind
of want to come off socials. Like if Tik
Tok was around when I was doing my GCES,
they wouldn't have been done. So like I
think it's kind of find that balance,
but also knowing that content is out
there and you know it's really good and
it's really helpful is is is kind of
like finding that balance
>> and following pages like yourself. is is
it Young Manny um and and other people
who are really trailblazing that kind of
um world in Tik Tok. Um and in terms of
getting into the exam hall, is there any
are there any tips uh for preparing
beforehand or the night before
>> if you want to leave it that late, which
we don't advise you do.
>> No, cramming is never really the best
strategy, but sometimes it's got to be
done. You know, you've left it too late.
The best thing is to always think about
what are your gaps. You can overrevise
the things you know because they feel
comfortable because you know you're
going to get to the right answers. So
you feel quite safe answering those
questions. But the really key area where
your brain learns and strengthens those
neural pathways is when you put yourself
in difficult situations when you're
learning just outside your comfort zone.
And it is tricky.
>> Yeah. Some people and some people learn
differently, don't they?
>> Yeah. Absolutely. The sort of formal
read from a textbook and answer these
comprehension questions does not work
for everybody.
>> That's not me.
>> Yeah. It's so important that you have a
think about what style of learner are
you. What actually works for you? Do you
like mind mapping? Do you like blurting?
Do you want to sit down in a chair and
explain it to your rubber duck? I do
that and it sounds ridiculous, but it
works really well.
>> You know, I wish that we had Aaron like
just just there in my head as I'm
revising like no concentrate, focus.
Share that with your rubber duck. Um our
another question that we've got for you
is are GCES everything and what other
routes are there? I know we kind of
touched on it earlier, but it's worth
reminding people that there are plenty
of options um after getting your GCSEs.
>> Yeah, absolutely. GCES are not
everything. By the time you've done your
A levels, you're going to be thinking A
levels are everything and you're going
to have forgotten mostly about your
GCSEs. So obviously you want to get the
grades that reflect your effort and if
you don't like it was mentioned you can
appeal for um a remark you can reset if
you want to get higher grades in certain
subjects but you can also be looking at
alternative routes than just going to
sick form and pursuing A levels.
>> Nice. Uh another question that has been
dropped in the live feed. Don't forget
you can add to that and we will put that
to Erin and read that one out. Um why
are English and maths so important? So
this is the thing right because I kind
of enjoyed English really didn't enjoy
maths. Sorry Miss Wild. um but like
really struggle with it. But obviously
it's it is kind of those are the core
subjects that that people have a tricky
relationship with. I think sometimes
>> they do I suppose because that barrier
is slightly higher and all the subjects
you've got this pass before but for a
lot of things you need this five in your
English language and in your maths and I
suppose it's because they really are the
nucleus of all the other subjects. The
skills that you gain from English
language and maths allow you to do
physics allow you to do history.
>> Yeah that's true.
>> You've got to sort of have that nucleus
so you can build out.
>> Um you mentioned go well no go on. Well,
I was thinking about your little
brother.
>> Yes.
>> Me, too.
>> Have we got any news yet?
>> My little brother Max? I am not sure
because I don't have data in here, but I
am very much hoping that Max has done
very well today.
>> Oh, look at that. We can't look. We're
live streaming on Tik Tok. We can't even
get data studio. So shocking.
>> We should have put you on the Wi-Fi
before.
>> Well, just to clarify that Erin's little
brother Max is collecting his results
today. So, if we get any news of that
and Erin can get just a little bar of
4G, we will let you know what is going
on. Um, thank you very much. Now,
someone feeling the nerves today, but
for very different reasons are um
England's Red Roses who kick off their
World Cup campaign against the USA
tomorrow.
>> Rugby star Ellie Kild sent us this
message for everybody getting their
results results today.
>> Not to worry about it before it happens.
and we've won as much as you want
for it's not the end of your dreams but
yeah you've put in the hard work so just
be proud of whatever you've got because
like us in rugby that's all you could
give on the day if that's if that's not
what you expected don't worry about it
because there's other opportunities that
will come
>> and we're sorry that the audio cut there
but she was talking about great things
I'm sure um and we would just want to
say good luck to Ellie and England
tomorrow too George, what memories does
results day bring?
>> We're back to it, are we? Um, just like
anxiety. Just a lot of anxiety. But, um,
no, to be fair, it was really nice. Went
in with all my friends, so we kind of
all went in at the same time. Um, and
then we went to get like lunch and stuff
afterwards, which was really nice. And
then we Yeah, we just kind of chilled
and stuff. So, I think it's good to go
if you got a good group of mates you can
go with because everyone's kind of in
different positions.
>> If you're there for each other, then
that's that's really important. Um, can
you remember can remember what it was
like for you that day?
>> I can't really remember the day itself.
Uh, but I remember being happy with my
results and I remember going home and
showing my parents. That's the bit that
I remember. But I remember that there
was also a news, you know, kind of
similar to what's going on at the
schools uh today. There was a news crew
at the school on the day.
>> So, I've seen this right. There is a
we'll leave you to do this digging
yourself, but there is a news article
with a very freshfaced looking Chris
Summer Horton um floating around
somewhere from when you had like a
newspaper crew at your school, which is
kind of which is exactly what we're
doing with other people, shoving a
camera in students faces. Um Dan's doing
that right now. Um Dan, you've got
someone with you who knows a little bit
more about exams. What's what's going on
where you are?
>> See, I told you guys I had a special
guest coming and look who I've got. Matt
Greed himself.
>> Good to see you there.
>> Thank you very much for coming.
>> Yeah, it's always good to see you, man.
>> How's it been?
>> It's been good. It's been good. I've
been speaking to kids in this school.
We're in Eastarn and uh we've got some
amazing results. So,
>> now do you remember your results day?
Not trying to age you, but do you
remember what your results day was like?
>> Yesterday, like it was yesterday. I'm
not going to say the date and I'm not
going to say what I got, but I did okay.
I was happy. A little things higher,
little things lower, but we did all
right in the end. Did everything go to
plan in terms of you didn't get you
obviously didn't get what you want did
get what you want but did it go to plan
in terms of what you wanted to do in the
future
>> in the long run yes in the short term I
didn't get into the six film I wanted so
I went somewhere else um but I met you
know I met my wife at that school and
our long-term friends at that school and
did okay then I went to university so in
the long run fantastic result
>> you then became a teacher how was
results day different from when you were
a student versus being a teacher that
must have been even more nerve-racking
>> it was it was because every year you
want your kids that you've been working
hard to get good results for them. You
want them to do well. Um, but it's just
like exemplified because it's not just
one result you're looking for. You're
looking at a bunch of 30 kids or even 60
if you got two year 11 classes.
>> Now, you transition now to Tik Tok
teaching, Tik Tok rapping, spitting some
bars while you're giving the students a
bit of lessons.
>> How do you you think your content has
helped students this year round in their
exams?
>> Um, I think a fair bit. We get hundreds
of messages from students saying, "I was
getting grade threes before found your
wraps and I'm getting grade sixes in
tests." And then when it comes to
results day, we get the actual results
messages saying, "I got three before my
mocks. Now I've got a six or I was
getting fives before, now I'm getting
nines." Um, and I love getting those
messages cuz it's like the proof's in
the pudding. I want to know that it's
helping students, making a difference to
their life. And yeah, that's what lets
me know that.
>> It's interesting that I so I didn't have
Tik Tok when I was growing up, when I
was in school. Would have absolutely
loved it. Would have loved your content
on there as well. And I'm sure you
didn't have Tik Tok as well growing up.
Do you think it would have been nice to
have that back in the day?
>> Oh, definitely, definitely, definitely.
There are some distractions there, but
like anything in life, anything that can
bring benefits, can bring weaknesses.
And Tik Tok, there's so many things you
can learn in quick formats. I was
terrible at history. If there was a
rapping history teacher or someone doing
any format, I would have done done way
better in history and geography cuz I
just there was no videos full stop. But
something where you can learn quickly
would have been amazing for me. Now it's
a day of excitement and nerves.
>> What do you have to say to the students
that did pass, did fail, and all of
those in between?
>> God, it's always hard when students are
disappointed, like anything in life, but
it's such a such a weight on this day.
You work so so hard. You hope for the
best and you pull out that envelope and
obviously sometimes there'll be students
that don't get what they want. Um, but
you got to remember there are things you
can do. There's always resetting and
there's always other courses and other
directions you can do. It's not the end.
There's so many people that have done
brilliant things that have completely
failed GCES, but it's just about
regaining your focus because no matter
what happens in life, as you know, with
what you've done and achieved to get to
what you're doing now, there are going
to be rejections. They're going to be
failures. They those have to happen for
you to overcome them to move on to what
you want to do next. And if you didn't
get the results today, that's just one
of those things. You just have to
regroup and push for what you're going
to do next.
>> Love that, Matt. Thank you so much. And
like Matt said, do not let that piece of
paper justify your future.
Win, lose, everything in between.
>> Got it.
>> You got it. That's it.
>> You got it.
>> Thanks, Dan. And let's check back. Let's
check back in with Lewis. Lewis, you're
with a politician in charge of schools
in England. What is the reaction from
the government
>> in charge of schools and with minister
Katherine McKinn who is in charge of
GCSEs. Um, so how have how has the
country performed in the GCSEs this
year?
>> Well, I say there's an amazing
atmosphere here at St. Beads this
morning. It's really exciting for people
to get their grades, see how they've
done, and really though most most
importantly think about what springboard
that is to what comes next. So I think
however it's gone for people this really
is a springboard to apprenticeships to A
levels to T levels or vocational
qualifications whatever it is. It's
great to see all this children and young
people here talking to their teachers
about what they're going to do next.
It's really exciting for the future.
>> And do we know how hard it is for the
for students to get to that next stage
of the of of education? What I mean is
how well has the country done across the
board, the northeast, London, uh working
class kids, uh middle- class kids, what
what what have you seen in the results?
>> So, we've been seeing this year it's
pretty steady compared to last year,
which is really reassuring because as a
country, and young people will know
this, we've been through quite a
difficult time with the pandemic, post
pandemic, everyone having to catch up
and recover from what was a really big
national challenge. So to see it another
year return to what looks more like the
new normal um is really welcome and I
think that the young people will have
done really well and be pleased about
what they do next. But actually if it
hasn't gone to plan as well I think
equally important that you take that
opportunity to get advice speak to your
teachers because there are opportunities
available for everybody and we need to
make sure as many young people as
possible grab them with both hands. Uh,
like you said, this this year group was
affected by CO. They were the first they
were the the last group in secondary
school to be hit by lockdowns. Have they
got back up to their levels that they
were at before lockdown?
>> Yes, that's what we're seeing. So, this
cohort are the ones that were just
leaving primary school, moving into
secondary as the um COVID pandemic hit.
So, they really missed out on a key
transition time. But I know the schools
have worked really hard to make sure
that that has not impacted their
learning. It hasn't happened by chance.
I think the young people have worked
hard. I think the families have
supported them. I think the schools and
the teachers have really worked hard and
we're seeing the results today, which is
really reassuring. But let's not forget
though that there are still some really
entrenched inequalities and unfairness
of the system. People that aren't
getting the results and the outcomes
from school that they should. And as a
government, that's what we're really
focused on as well. making sure that
those um four out of five young people
of working white class um also those
with special educational needs and
disabilities just not getting their math
in English and meaning that they can't
then go on to maybe do what it is they
would want to do. We really want to
unlock those opportunities as well and
we're working hard to do that.
>> Yeah. I wanted to ask you about white
working-class kids because the the
education secretary has been making a
big deal of how they are underachieving.
What are you doing to make sure that you
bring everyone up to the same level? So,
we're seeing the green shoots of what
we're already doing, but we will be
doing more. We're bringing out a a white
paper that's like a government paper of
what we're going to do in the autumn.
But it starts with the early years,
getting the best start in life, making
sure there's support for families in in
communities. It means free breakfast
clubs for children to get that really
good start to the day. It means more
free school meals, more families on
universal credit. It means more teachers
in the classroom. We're we're seeing
more teachers recruited, more teachers
retained, which is really excellent. And
we're seeing more days at school. So 5
million more days young people have been
at school compared to last year. That
means if you're in school, you can get
your education. You can't if you're not.
So we're really focused on making school
a place that children and young people
want to be in and can get the learning
that they deserve.
>> You brought me on to my next question
there, which is school attendance has is
it's still really low since the
pandemic. what you do to make sure kids
are back in school.
>> So, attendance is a real challenge and
if you're not in school, you can't
benefit from the great education that we
want every young person to get. So,
we've got really targeted approaches
working with schools who have really
particular challenges to support them uh
with attendance and behavior hubs, but
also putting mental health support for
young people, making sure they have
access to that in schools. I think the
the free school meal expansion will go a
long way because we know that uh young
people and families have been really
struggling with the cost of living.
Reducing the cost of school uniform. I
mean it seems like a simple thing but
you know if you haven't got the right
school uniform that can put you off
getting into school. We want to bring
those costs down. Put money back into
parents' pockets and make sure all that
support can go to children and young
people from their families from their
school to really get to school and get
out of school what they deserve. Le
let's talk a little bit about the the
next steps what these kids will be able
to take. They've just finished the
GCSEs. What are the options? I I read
the other day there's a new civil
service uh offer where school levers can
join and try and get into the
government. What's that?
>> Yeah, get the fasttrack civil service.
It's got to be um prioritized for
working-class young people. Um I mean
the opportunities being talked about
here today, fantastic TA levels in
health and engineering and that there
are apprenticeships available. It's
really good that the schools have really
strong links with businesses in the
local area to make sure that both the
schools are providing the young people
with the skills the businesses need, but
obviously it's unlocking those
opportunities for the young people as
well. And then I've spoken to some
fantastic students as well that are
going on to do A levels um and you know
they aspire to get to university. I
think whatever it is that a young person
wants to do, we want to make sure those
opportunities are available for them.
We'll let you go in a sec, but can you
remember how you did in your GCSEs?
>> So, I um I was a bit of a late bloomer
at school. I loved all the sport and the
art and the drama, but I genuinely
believe that's what what's unlocked my
learning for me. And in the end, I did
quite well. I got A's and B's and I
remember being quite shocked because I
didn't think of myself as particularly
academic. But I do think that as long as
you have a really enjoyable time at
school, I think that's really important
to doing well at school. And that's what
we really want to deliver for children
and young people.
>> And now you're a government minister.
What what what path did you take to get
to where you are now?
>> So I actually went to university. I
studied history and politics. I loved
it. And then I did law because I wanted
to come back to Newcastle in the
Northeast. And a lot of the jobs in
politics were in London, but I loved the
Northeast. So I chose to become a a
lawyer and then I got involved locally
in politics and that's how I ended up
eventually becoming the first female
member of parliament for Newcastle
North.
>> Oh well well done. Hopefully you can
inspire all of these these kids behind
us. George and CR, did you have any
questions for the minister?
>> Esteemed drama GCSE people here. We were
um we were excited about that, but we'll
have to we'll have to wait and see if we
get a response. Yeah. Um that was
Katherine McKinnel who is the the
school's minister there. Um I was more
intrigued about that massive balloon
over her head. Actually,
>> it's an amazing balloon and I don't
think that my school had any of those
kind of decorations.
Yeah, I know. Yeah. Well, obviously
school's budgets there. Um so, thank you
very much to to Lewis um in Ble.
>> Yeah. And just before we go, while
resort while resorts day is definitely
important, there is more to life and
you'll find your way regardless of what
you got today.
>> But don't just listen to us. Uh Dan was
at the GRM gala earlier this week and
these were the messages from the red
carpet. Take a look.
>> Don't overthink it. If you don't get
what you want, don't worry. You can
always go and retake it. But just pick
it up with a smile on your face cuz
you've still done well.
>> Don't punish yourself. Be kind to
yourself. You know, like life is long
and the GCSEs don't actually they're not
going to inform who you are as a person
and what you do in life.
>> There's a big world out there. There's
life out there. Do you know what I mean?
Anything you apply yourself and dedicate
yourself to, sometimes you win,
sometimes you lose, you may pass, you
may not pass. But in the end,
>> don't let that piece of paper determine
your future. At the end of the day, it's
GC results. If you don't do well, like
there's still, you know, there's still a
chance to do better.
>> If you've done well and you studied
hard, congratulations. Um, everybody's
super proud of you. And if you don't do
well in your GCSEs, remember that that's
just a hurdle and you can overcome every
hurdle that life throws at you.
>> It doesn't matter. No, sorry.
>> No, honestly, like if you get really
good, well done. But also, if you get
really bad, it's not the end of the
world. It's going to be okay. The great
news is that your life and your career
doesn't depend on your results. But I
think in anything you do in life, you
might as well go for it and try your
best so that when you look back, you can
say,
>> you know, I did I did what I could do.
>> You can get D's and everything and be at
the gala for the first time in a row.
>> There we go. There you go, bro. SK is
the limit.
>> SK is the limit.
>> Dan is always at the cool event.
>> Yeah. And also like every single time I
see him, he's in a completely different
outfit and he looks amazing.
>> What's going on? Um, thank you so much
to those celebs. And um, thank you for
watching. Thanks very much to Erin for
being with us today. Before we will we
say our final goodbye, have you heard
from your brother?
>> I've not heard on the grades, but I've
heard he's off celebrating, so fingers
crossed all went well.
>> And what do you think he's going to do
to celebrate? Definitely going out and
getting the free Nandos that you get for
GCSE results day.
>> Here you go. Present your results and
they give you some sort of chicken.
>> Wow, this is amazing.
>> Okay, I'll see if I can dig out my old
tiff. Go and take him down. I'll shave
off the mustache. Thank you so much to
Erin. Thank you again for joining us and
congrats to everyone uh for getting
their grade today. You've all smashed
it.
>> You've been watching the rundown, so
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more. And all we can say now is goodbye.
>> Yeah. See you later.