Young people succeeding under "tremendous pressure" - NASUWT

Our young people are succeeding under tremendous pressure. It is a testament to the hard work of teachers in Wales that they have achieved these excellent results against a backdrop of ever tighter school and college budgets and at a time of unprecedented change to the qualification system.

There will be time enough to undertake more analysis to look at the improved outcomes across all grades at AS and within the Welsh Baccalaureate, the slight dip in A-level results, and the trends in subject entries, where there has been a fall in some creative subjects and modern foreign languages. However, it is the value to the student of the qualification gained, whether it is an A* or D, that is by far the most important factor in measuring success and we should be celebrating their achievement.