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Anna Davis

Teenagers with Covid-inflated GCSE grades ‘struggle with A-Levels’

Exams returned this year for the first time since 2019 (Chris Radburn/PA)

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Some teenagers are struggling on A-Level courses that are too difficult for them after they got inflated GCSE results last year, the head of a London college group warned.

Sam Parrett, group principal of London South East Colleges, said more 16 year olds stayed on at school sixth form last year after getting better grades than they expected, but too many are now on courses that may not be “the best choice for them.”

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