A-levels

A-level results day: here’s what will happen, when results will be available and what to do next

Students across Bedford Borough will be anxiously waiting for their A-level results this week (15 August), and as (at least for the majority) this will be their first time, advice has been issued by Bedford...

LIVE: Bedford Borough schools announce their A-level results

Today is a big day for many students across Bedford Borough as they announce their A-level results. Nationally, the BBC is reporting that around 36.4% of pupils have achieved A* and A grades...

“Robbed of a rite of passage” as school cancels last day of term for sixth formers

Parents of sixth formers at a Bedford Borough school have reacted angrily at they have said is a "shameful" decision to cancel the last day of school for sixth formers at the last minute. Melanie...

A-level results announced across Bedford Borough as students achieve record grades

A-level students across Bedford Borough have received their results today after an unprecedented two years of educational disruption. Grades were awarded via teacher…

Bedfordshire Uni gets students’ futures back with help of ‘Back to the Future’ Delorean

The ‘Back to the Future’ Delorean has joined forces with the University of Bedfordshire to celebrate clearing and help students get ‘Back to their futures’ post A Level results day...

High flying Mark Rutherford Sixth formers achieve degree level brilliance in aerospace project

Year 12 students at Mark Rutherford School in Bedford have completed a major aerospace engineering project, achieving degree level success...

Government’s A-level results U turn was welcome, but questions remain

After a weekend of growing outrage and pressure from A-level students, teachers and the Labour Party, the inevitability of the Government U turn was...

Bedford schools “welcome” u-turn over A-level grading

Students and staff at schools across Bedford Borough have welcomed today's u-turn by Ofqual and the Government to remove any grades that were downgraded by 'algorithmic adjustments'...

Success for Bedford students as schools slowly release A-level results

Despite a 'media blackout' from some Bedford schools today, signs of success for some Bedford A-level students have begun to emerge. As we reported earlier normally the Bedford Independent...

Radio silence over A-level results in Bedford Borough

Schools and colleges across Bedford Borough are remaining overwhelmingly tight-lipped over this year's A-level results. Ordinarily, the Bedford...

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