flooding as a result. so make no mistake, in the cold now and coming out of it there are huge problems still to come over the next few days. here in th uk, people hoping to travel by train today are being urged to complete theirjourneys in the next few hours, before more rail strikes begin. services will finish later this afternoon, before rmt union members walk out at 6pm. the industrial action will continue until the early hours of tuesday the 27th. noor nanji is at paddington station. christmas eve and the festive decor is up. but with another rail strike looming, passengers here are feeling anxious. these people are hoping to spend their first christmas with their family after years of covid disruption. their family after years of covid disruption-
firstly, your reaction to today s s results, what they you make of them? they are in line with the expectation of what was set out by the government with what was i think early on the government with what was i think early on called the glide path, albeit early on called the glide path, albeit that in some ways i think that is albeit that in some ways i think that is a albeit that in some ways i think that is a misleading name, given it is moving that is a misleading name, given it is moving the results back on the other is moving the results back on the other direction as rapidly as they came other direction as rapidly as they came in other direction as rapidly as they came in the direction during the covid came in the direction during the covid crisis. when looking at the results covid crisis. when looking at the results today, the important thing is that results today, the important thing is that the results today, the important thing is that the relevant comparat
during represents differential disruption during the pandemic to young people s during the pandemic to young people s schooling, in particular we had seen people s schooling, in particular we had seen the results go up as much between had seen the results go up as much between 2019 and 2022 in the north east. and in yorkshire and humber north east. and in yorkshire and humber particularly, compared to london humber particularly, compared to london the south east. how humber particularly, compared to london the south-east. how much of an im act london the south-east. how much of an impact as london the south-east. how much of an impact as covid london the south-east. how much of an impact as covid had london the south-east. how much of an impact as covid had on london the south-east. how much of an impact as covid had on these - an impact as covid had on these results? these are children, young people, who had been affected in terms of their gcse results, one today, tw
retaining the education system to some kind of normalcy. just overall, how do we assess some kind of normalcy. just overall, how do we assess the some kind of normalcy. just overall, how do we assess the impact - some kind of normalcy. just overall, how do we assess the impact of - some kind of normalcy. just overall, | how do we assess the impact of covid on all of these results? it is how do we assess the impact of covid on all of these results? on all of these results? it is a two art on all of these results? it is a two part question. on all of these results? it is a two part question, firstly, on all of these results? it is a two part question, firstly, how- on all of these results? it is a two part question, firstly, how would l part question, firstly, how would bss it? we will have to look in the next five years, how this impacts to students, i think the biggest thing that will impact them is that there is a very high number of 18 year olds, that combined with the fact
into the exam period for real, it was ok. there was a lot of preparation beforehand. was ok. there was a lot of re aration beforehand. ~ . ., preparation beforehand. when it came to the actual preparation beforehand. when it came to the actual exams, preparation beforehand. when it came to the actual exams, you preparation beforehand. when it came to the actual exams, you tested - to the actual exams, you tested positive for covid, i believe, on the morning of yourfinal positive for covid, i believe, on the morning of your final maths paper. oh, my word. talk about timing! you did a test early in the morning, because you felt unwell, it was positive. what happened with that paper? how was that mark? thea;r that paper? how was that mark? they took that paper that paper? how was that mark? they took that paper into that paper? how was that mark? tie: took that paper into special consideration. they sent it to the exam board, who based my grade off the two past papers i did. tqm