REMEMBER OPENING YOUR BRIGG EXAM RESULTS ENVELOPE?

BY SARAH HOWE, NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE COUNCIL

North Lincolnshire schools are celebrating their best ever results with 57 per cent of students achieving 5A*-C grades including English and Maths – an increase of 2.3 percentage points from last year’s validated results.
Of particular note is Baysgarth School that has had the biggest year-on-year improvement, having improved from 42 per cent in 2014 to 54 per cent this year. 
Sir John Nelthorpe School, Brigg, achieved the highest level of attainment in North Lincolnshire with 73 per cent 5A*-C grades including England and Maths. 
Coun David Rose, Cabinet Member for Children’s Services at North Lincolnshire Council, said:
“This is fantastic news for North Lincolnshire and demonstrates the hard work that teachers, support staff, school leaders, governors and parents have invested in ensuring our young people achieve excellent results. 
“In recent years, the council has invested millions of pounds to improve our secondary schools: creating exciting and stimulating learning environments which help students to achieve their very best. 
“Congratulations to all out young people receiving their qualifications today – they have worked hard and it has paid off. GCSEs are a key milestone in their lives that will help pave the way for their future careers. 
NF ADDS: Can you remember opening your GCSE results or O-levels as they used to be? At Brigg Grammar School in the early 1970s you provided them with a stamped addressed envelope, I seem to recall, and the postman delivered it to your door, one day in August. You then bought a copy of the Lincolnshire Times the following Friday to see how your mates had done.  Today, with Twitter, Facebook, text messaging and mobile phones, the students can share the results with each other in seconds. How times change! We were very surprised to pass 5 O-levels, which included chemistry at grade six - the lowest pass. Jack Moore and Gerry Longden, the chemistry masters, must have raised their eyebrows in disbelief!