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STUDENTS at Bracknell and Wokingham College are celebrating today after collecting their successful GCSE exam results.
Over 96% of students taking maths and English GCSEs at Bracknell and Wokingham College achieved a pass in this year’s exams.
In English they achieved 4.7% above the national average, while Maths students achieved 1.7% above the national average.
Many of the college’s GCSE students are learners who resat maths, English or both to continue in education or progress their careers.
This includes mature students who need these GCSEs to progress in the workplace, learners who may have missed the opportunity to go to university and now want to study at degree level, alongside part-time students who have studied GCSEs through evening classes.
The college also achieved the following successes in GCSE subjects for their one-year, full-time programmes for 16-19-year-olds who want to improve their GCSE grades:
Biology students achieved a 100% pass rate, over 10% above the national average.
Business learners achieved a 100% pass rate, 7.5% above the national average.
Sociology entrants achieved a 100% pass rate, 3.5% above the national average.
Hannah O’Neill, group director of Academic Studies Faculty at Activate Learning, said: “Today is an opportunity to recognise the commitment, resilience and perseverance our learners have shown throughout their studies.
“Their results reflect not only academic achievement, but also the personal growth and confidence they have developed along the way.
“Every student has followed their own unique journey, and behind every set of results is an extraordinary story of determination and ambition.
“Seeing our learners reach this milestone makes today a moment of real celebration; every learner should feel proud of their progress.
“As they move on to their next step, whether that is A Levels, T Levels, vocational programmes, apprenticeships, training or employment, we are excited to see what they achieve next.
“The future is full of possibilities, and we are confident they will continue to thrive.
“I would like to thank our exceptional teachers, leaders, support colleagues and partners.”
Veli Albert Kallio, 61, from Bracknell, has been studying GCSE English at Bracknell and Wokingham College, achieving a grade 7.
Originally from Finland, he previously studied ESOL at the college.
He decided to study English to assist him with his Climate Change research.
Veli said: “Studying English GCSE at the college has helped me to express myself and learn rhetorical techniques, which I hadn’t learnt at school in Finland.
“Learning these techniques has helped me to grow in confidence and persuade people in my keynote speeches in my work as vice president, for the Sea Research Society, where I do research on Climate Change.”
Sin Yu Ying, also known as Charlotte,17, from Wokingham, has been studying a full-time one-year GCSE Strive STEM programme at Bracknell and Wokingham College and is celebrating achieving a grade 7,7 in Combined Science, a grade 7 in Maths and a grade 4 in English.
Laila Foxen,18, from Bracknell, has been studying the GCSE Strive STEM full-time programme at Bracknell and Wokingham College and is celebrating achieving a grade 9,8 in Combined Science, with grade 5s in English, maths and Statistics.
Supported Foundation Tier 3 student, Daniel Flannigan, 21, from Crowthorne is celebrating after improving his GCSE English by two grades, to a grade 4, and his maths by one grade to a grade 5.
ESOL student Truong Dinh, 17, from Bracknell, achieved a grade 4 in maths.
He came over from Vietnam last year.
Truong said: “I’m excited about my results.
“My teachers supported me when I had questions, and helped me when I didn’t understand.”
For information, visit: bracknell.activatelearning.ac.uk
