Exam Results Time!

It is that time of year again, Results Day! In Scotland, results will be received by pupils by post tomorrow (Thursday 5th August). However, some pupils received their results by e-mail or text today (Wednesday 4th August. It is a sign of the times just how things have changed. Perhaps in the future, all resultss will be received by e-mail. However, new technologies bring their own difficulties. For example, the University of Aberdeen and the University of St Andrews made a blunder earlier this week when they posted the results of some pupils on their own portals. Both universities have apologised for their mistake. More stringent systems will need to be in place to ensure such things do not happen again and the integrity of the SQA remains intact.

Of course, results day is not just a big day for the pupils themselves, the nerves get to parents, teachers and tutors. Being a tutor on results day is without doubt, the most stressful day of the year. You have worked so hard with each and every pupil and you can see all the hard work which they put in too and you want to ensure that they get what they deserve out of it. The pressure which young people face today is immense and it has been intensified by the recession. Fewer available university places means more competition and standards become increasingly higher. It is our job as tutors, teachers and parents to try and alleviate that stress as much as we can. We all know that exam results are not the be all and end all but we need to get that message across to pupils in a way which does not seem to them to be patronising.

So whatever your exam results are, be proud of yourself on results day. You have done your best and that's an achievement in itself. Good luck!

Further advice and support is available on Tutors' Alliance's dedicated Exam Results page - http://www.tutorsalliance.co.uk/Exam-Results.php

How did you get on? How did your pupils get on? Let Tutors' Alliance know by e-mailing info@tutorsalliance.co.uk.