First pupils to sit GCSE exams since before Covid receive their results

Good morning! And welcome to the Guardian’s GCSE liveblog, where I’ll be keeping you up to date with all the news.

This is the first year that students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will get GCSE results which – for the first time in two years – are based on public exams. Noting the serious disruption that students faced during the Covid pandemic, this year’s grade boundaries will be more generous, exam boards have said.

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