East Point Academy, Lowestoft.
PHOTO: Nick Butcher
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A Lowestoft-area high school is celebrating after two former students secured places at Cambridge and Oxford.
East Point Academy in Lowestoft, part of East Anglian-based Inspiration Trust, is marking a milestone moment as two students have taken places at Oxbridge to continue with their studies.
Jezz Brown and Megan Swann both left the high school in Kirkley Run in 2019 going on to sixth form at East Norfolk Sixth Form College.
Jezz will be taking up his place in Cambridge to study Human, Social and Political Sciences at Jesus College, while Megan has been offered a deferred place at Oxford to study History at The Queen’s College.
East Point Academy, Lowestoft.
PHOTO: Nick Butcher
- Credit: Nick Butcher
A Lowestoft-area high school is celebrating after two former students secured places at Cambridge and Oxford.
East Point Academy in Lowestoft, part of East Anglian-based Inspiration Trust, is marking a milestone moment as two students have taken places at Oxbridge to continue with their studies.
Jezz Brown and Megan Swann both left the high school in Kirkley Run in 2019 going on to sixth form at East Norfolk Sixth Form College.
Jezz will be taking up his place in Cambridge to study Human, Social and Political Sciences at Jesus College, while Megan has been offered a deferred place at Oxford to study History at The Queen’s College.
GCSE and A-level exams have been axed this summer.
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Headteachers and students have called for more detail after education secretary Gavin Williamson confirmed GCSE, AS and A-level exams this summer will be replaced by school assessments.
Mr Williamson told MPs that the Government will put its trust in teachers, rather than algorithms .
Education secretary Gavin Williamson has confirmed GCSE, AS and A-level exams this summer will be replaced by school assessments.
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All students - except children of key workers and vulnerable youngsters - are using remote education until at least February half-term amid the national lockdown.