Pembrokeshire County Council congratulates all learners who have received either ‘A’ level or level three vocational qualification results today.

All settings are providing information, advice and guidance to learners via an appointments system.

Learners’ achievements this year are to be celebrated as they are in any other year. The Covid-19 pandemic has continued to pose significant challenges for learners, families and schools this year with new systems being used to calculate learner outcomes due to the cancellation of the Summer 2021 Examination Series. Centre Determined Grades have been determined using teaching professional judgement based on non-examination assessments.

Director for Education Steven Richards-Downes said: “We congratulate all learners today on their achievements. Every learner has faced and overcome extraordinary challenges over the course of the last two academic years. It is important that we acknowledge that and thank learners for continuing to engage in their education at this very difficult time.

“Every school has enabled learners to achieve outcomes that will provide them with a range of options. All learners have achieved outcomes that will enable them to take the next steps in their journey whether that is further or higher education, employment or training.

“We are sharing in the success of each learner and all schools have shared examples of this success with the Council. Tell us your stories by using the hashtag #resultspembrokeshire2021.”

Each school with a 6th form will have a story to tell about their A level and Level 3 learners.

These can found by accessing the websites of each of the schools which can be found here: https://milfordhavenschool.co.uk/

Clr. Guy Woodham the Cabinet Member for Education and Lifelong Learning stated: “I would like to congratulate all learners on their achievements. As a Local Authority, we have been committed to supporting learners in achieving the best possible outcomes.

“Learners who have received their results today will have acquired a range of skills that enable them to be lifelong learners and hopefully achieve more than they thought possible. I wish all learners every success for the future.”Minister celebrates ‘remarkable achievement’ of class of 2021Education Minister Jeremy Miles has praised the achievements of students all over Wales as 2021 A, AS, VQ and Skills Challenge Certificates results are published.The total number of A level entries in Wales this year was 35,867, an increase of 14.5 per cent relative to 2020, reversing the decreasing A level entries since the summer of 2015, and resulting in an extra 4,500 A levels being awarded to Welsh learners this year. Results for Wales show that 99.1 per cent of learners achieved A* - E grades, up from 97.6 per cent in 2019, with an increase at A* with 21.3 per cent of candidates achieving this grade.This year’s assessment and qualification process have been different to previous years as examinations for summer 2021 were cancelled in response to the pandemic. A new system was designed and delivered by schools and colleges and put trust in them to draw together a range of assessment evidence on which to determine a learner’s grade. Jeremy Miles said: “I hope everyone who received their grades today feels immensely proud of their remarkable achievement.“This year has been like no other and you’ve had to make many sacrifices. You have had to deal with so much disruption to your studies over the past 18 months, but have shown tremendous resilience and determination to continue your learning. “You have also played an incredibly important role in keeping your classmates, teachers and communities safe.“While your experiences and the way in which you have been assessed have been different, the value of these qualifications is not. You can can be sure that your grades reflect your hard work throughout this year, and you fully deserve the qualifications you receive.“Our school and college staff have also been tremendous, working incredibly hard and under a lot of pressure to deliver and mark learners’ assessments.“The most important thing this year is that learners are able to progress to the next stage of their education, training or their work careers. “Best of luck to you all in whatever your future holds.”