(AGENPARL) – mar 13 agosto 2024 Find information, guidance and support for results day this year
Manage your preferences [ https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/UKDFE/subscriber/edit?preferences=true#tab1 ]
View in Browser [ https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/UKDFE/bulletins/3adc685 ]
Teacher Bulletin
With results day approaching, we want to extend a big thank to all the teachers across the country who have helped students reach this significant milestone. Your outstanding commitment and unwavering support have helped our young people through a great deal of disruption over recent years and proved time and time again how essential your work is.  
We send our heartfelt congratulations to your students who have completed their exams this summer and wish them the best of luck in their next steps. 
In this Teacher Bulletin, we have compiled the latest information and resources for A level, T Level, VTQ and GCSE results days [ https://educationhub.blog.gov.uk/2024/08/06/when-is-results-day-2024-gcses-a-levels-t-levels-and-vtqs/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery ] in one place to continue your support of your students and their families, as young people take on their next steps, whether in education, training, or employment. 
________________________________________________________________________
*Results day support for staff from UCAS* 
UCAS has published support to assist teachers and careers advisers through Confirmation and Clearing [ https://www.ucas.com/advisers/guides-resources-and-training/supporting-you-through-confirmation-and-clearing?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery ].  
There is also UCAS’s toolkit with additional resources to support your students on results day. [ https://www.ucas.com/advisers/help-and-training/guides-resources-and-training/supporting-you-through-confirmation-and-clearing/confirmation-and-clearing-essentials?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery#your-confirmation-and-clearing-toolkit-2024 ] 
UCAS has wider support for your students and their parents including: 
* Key dates and timings in August. [ https://www.ucas.com/advisers/help-and-training/guides-resources-and-training/supporting-you-through-confirmation-and-clearing/confirmation-and-clearing-key-dates?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery ] 
* The UCAS Clearing Guide for Parents [ https://www.ucas.com/undergraduate/clearing-and-results-day/what-clearing/clearing-guide-parents?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery ] and the UCAS parent series [ https://www.ucas.com/discover/advice-parents-guardians-and-carers/parents-evening-ucas-parent-series?fbclid=IwY2xjawEdbzJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHYcD_KyY280OozTQLw3UromGwVu4gXKI8Y1ZqsPCOmSGFlNOKeA3hgaXLQ_aem_FsrJEYz7FK6PkJxYd-baXQ&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery ] with advice and expert insight to answer your parent’s most-asked questions. 
* UCAS Streetview videos with top tips from current university students. [ https://www.ucas.com/undergraduate/clearing-and-results-day/what-clearing/preparing-results-day-and-clearing/ucas-streetview?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR0GfKLH84sJV2zL7-rhmtaLQZ2ZUmkDjpL-G8-iwjBEcutdezqthX7CajE_aem__b-sr3r_6SRzkzQgZ3sGPQ&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery ] 
________________________________________________________________________
Post 16 and 18 advice for your students 
* Our Education Hub [ https://educationhub.blog.gov.uk/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery ] contains helpful advice for potential next steps for students and will have relevant blogs in preparation for GCSE and level 3 results day, including ‘What’s next after picking up your A level, T level and VTQ results?’ [ https://educationhub.blog.gov.uk/2024/08/12/results-day-2024-next-after-picking-up-a-level-t-level-vtq-results/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery ]
* The National Careers Service offers help with your exam results [ https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/exam-results?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery ] for both post 16 and post 18 options alongside wider careers advice, information and resources [ https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery ].  Careers advisers are also available for students to talk to [ https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/contact-us?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery ] over the phone or by webchat.?
* Deciding on next steps can be a stressful time for your young people. The Skills for Careers – Young People [ https://www.skillsforcareers.education.gov.uk/pages/young-people?utm_campaign=SfLYP&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery&utm_term=ExamResults24 ] hub collates information on all post 16 and post 18 education and training choices alongside advice to guide their decisions. Students can also speak directly to careers advisers or access mental health support [ https://www.skillsforcareers.education.gov.uk/pages/common/help-and-advice?utm_campaign=SfLYP&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery&utm_term=ExamResults24 ].  
________________________________________________________________________
*Student loans * 
We’ve created materials to explain how student loans work including a short explainer video [ https://www.youtube.com/watch?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery&v=DhNtd2p-kwY ] plus a written guide and FAQ that they can access from The Student Room [ https://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/student-finance/understanding-undergraduate-student-loans?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery ].
________________________________________________________________________
*Grading* 
To support you in explaining to your students how their results will be determined and explaining processes for confirming offers and clearing, Ofqual and UCAS have various resources including their Joint letter to students [ https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/joint-ofqual-and-ucas-letter-to-students/a-letter-to-students-from-ofqual-and-ucas?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery ] and ‘Looking ahead to results day’ [ https://ofqual.blog.gov.uk/2024/08/12/looking-ahead-to-level-3-results-day-for-as-a-level-t-level-and-vocational-and-technical-qualifications/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery ] blog.
________________________________________________________________________
*Has this email been forwarded to you?*
We send out this Teacher Bulletin a few times per half term to school contacts in the Get Information About Schools [ https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery ] database and individuals who choose to subscribe directly. It brings together some of the recent advice and information we’ve published.?If you’ve received this Bulletin because a colleague has forwarded it to you and you’d like to get it directly, you can subscribe by following the link below. 
*Subscribe to the Teacher Bulletin* [ https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/UKDFE/subscriber/new ]
Keep up to date