Next time,
>> good luck.
>> Mind the gap.
>> Thank you.
>> Good luck.
>> Girls are doing better than boys again
at GCSEs and it's a worry at the top of
government.
>> I got an eight in history. That's good.
Even though I thought I was like super
sick in the exam and I thought it was
just like right
>> psychology as well.
>> The education secretary Bridget
Phillipsson has made it clear that
addressing the underachievement of boys
is a priority with a focus on white
workingclass boys. It was what I
expected mostly. It was a bit lower than
some subjects and one mark of a nine in
maths isn't that bad.
>> The day before the results come out,
we're all thinking about it and trying
not to talk about it. And then we came
in this morning and he had really high
hopes and so he's a little bit
disappointed with some of the grades
>> and it's hard to see him opening the
envelope and seeing his face drop a
little bit.
>> But there are also other differences and
gaps that these results show us
depending on where you are in the
country. Bridget Phillipsson said, "But
while results today are stable, once
again, we are seeing unacceptable gaps
for young people in different parts of
the country. I'm absolutely determined
to make sure every young person,
wherever they live, has the
opportunities they deserve."
>> And what comes next for the students who
have got their results today? And what
are the options for those students who
don't want to do A levels? I don't think
A levels are um the be all and end all
for absolutely every child. So the
amount of options there are for people
out there is vast. Thinking ahead, a lot
of our students will want to go to
university and university's it's
expensive now. And I think certainly
compared to when I was doing this,
students know what they want. They want
to make sure they're going to university
for the right reasons and they're very
conscientious about the choices they
make at a level. And the government say
they want to ensure that young people
are able to access a range of
possibilities.
>> Lots of opportunities being talked about
um I think at schools right across the
nation today whether it's A levels, T-
levels, apprenticeships which are a
fantastic route for uh a lot of young
people and also vocational
qualifications that they'll be able to
take. Um so we really want to make sure
that as many opportunities are available
for young people.
>> Are you happy? I'm I'm
>> Today's results remind us that
educational inequalities still exist
because boys underachievement isn't just
an anecdote during results season. It's
an issue which could have far-reaching
implications for generations to come.
I'm Jin Pier Bakos, Sky News.