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GCSE results: Banbury and Bicester College
22/08/2024
The college’s learners includes maturer students and those resitting exams
Students from a variety of different walks of life are celebrating after receiving their GCSE results at Banbury and Bicester College.
Many of the college’s learners are those resitting maths, English or both, to continue in education or progress their career. This includes mature students.
Online student Abena Kokuro achieved a grade 7 in maths and grade 6 English. She said: “I’m very grateful for my tutors and thank them for all their support over the last year. I would certainly recommend the colleges and the GCSE online courses to other people.” Abena will now start an Access to Medicine programme.
David Rowley took a maths GCSE to re-learn the subject so he could help his own 14 and 11 year-old children with their studies. After achieving a grade 7 he said: “The course was all online with my tutor, Inna. I did try hard but it’s such a compressed course and when you get to my age, it’s hard to keep everything in your head.
“I’d recommend studying online with the college. Getting going was a little overwhelming at first but once it started and I was familiar with it, it was fine. Lots of information, everything you could want really. The teachers were brilliant. Inna was brilliant and was always available via email if you got stuck, she was a really good teacher.”
94.4 percent of students taking full-time GCSE programmes or standalone maths and English GCSEs at the Broughton Road Campus achieved a pass in this year’s exams.
Hannah O’Neill, Group Director of Academic Studies Faculty at Activate Learning, said: “It takes great commitment to succeed in GCSE exams, from both learners and teachers. I would like to congratulate all learners on their achievements and wish them the best of luck in their subsequent endeavours. I also extend my thanks to our wonderful teachers and support staff, who work tirelessly to inspire and support every individual, with our Learning Philosophy consistently at the forefront of their practice.
“It is worth noting that our GCSE learners come to us for a multitude of reasons, but all display great courage in doing so. Whether they are adult learners returning to education to boost their confidence, skills or employment opportunities, or young people hoping to improve on what they achieved at school so they can reach their goals, every individual student deserves recognition for their commitment to learning. It is a pleasure for us to be a part of their journeys.”
Published: by Banbury FM Newsteam