It seems like young people are being more positive about their prospects than many adults. It would be great to think about how we create more of these stories, rather than write off young people based on a grade they got at 16.

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There are many more, including texts from students delighted that they made a grade (or two) or progress – even if they didn’t get a grade 4.

💫“I will be pleased to tell you I got a grade 6 in my results. And I will like to say thank you for the support I received in order to achieve this result. So thank you very much 😊”

💫“When I finally got a 4 in my Maths GCSE, I was ecstatic, because I finally worked, revised and practiced several times after failing maths with grade 3's and 2's but I managed to pull through in the end. Worth the effort, practice and time.”

💫“Getting a level 5 is a dream come true for me. My tutor explained concepts well and gave me confidence in my ability. For now I'm going to enjoy this feeling of realising that I was never actually bad at maths. Then I'm going to look at careers options. Thanks.”

💫“I feel really good I couldn't believe it. My tutor helped me in every way she could, she was amazing. Please send greetings to her. I am going to University.”

💫“I want to say a massive thank you for being such a big help in my journey to taking my GCSEs. Phoebe was so kind and supportive! I got my results and I got a 6!! I was aiming for a 4 so I'm over the moon with my results!!! So thank you for everything."

💫“I feel proud. Last year I got a grade 3. This year I got a grade 6. So yeah my tutor helped me a lot. I'm planning to do level 3 applied science.”

💫“It took a while but I wouldn't of gotten to pass if I didn't have people helping me. I felt very proud that I got the grade I need. My tutor helped me by going over the things I didn't know so I could get better and they gave me some hard questions to test me.”

💫“So happy to be able to say I've passed maths. My tutor was so helpful and helped me in all the topics I was unsure about which helped me pass my maths. I'm not too sure what I want to do now but all I know is that with my maths I can do anything.”

💫“I feel amazing and relieved. My Get Further tutor helped and pushed me to the limit. Remind me not to give up and it is better to make mistakes then be afraid to make them. With this grade, I will go onto L3 Aviation at Southwark college.”