A-level Results Day 2021 is here, and students around the country are preparing to find out their grades.
As exams were cancelled for the second time in a row due to the coronavirus pandemic, things will likely be a bit different this year.
Instead, grades have been teacher-assessed, which means teachers have assessed the standard at which the student is performing in the absence of the usual exams.
The Department for Education and England's exams regulator Ofqual has allowed teachers to draw on a "range of evidence" when determining grades.
Teachers were only allowed to mark pupils on what had been taught after months of school and college closures due to Covid-19.
Now pupils and their parents are anxiously waiting the results. Here is everything you need to know about receiving results tomorrow.
What time are A-level results released in 2021?
Students will receive their grades at 8.30am on A-level Results Day 2021, which falls on Tuesday, August 10.
Universities and UCAS will have already received your grades.
That's so that when students log to check their grades, the UCAS Track page is already up-to-date with the correct information.
Usually A-level results are released mid-to-late August, but this year the date has been moved forward slightly to allow students more time to appeal results.
This is done in the hope that they won't miss out on any potential University places in September.
Schools will have already told students if they are receiving their grades by email, post, or collecting them in person.
How have A-level grades been awarded this year?
In 2021, A-level results have been determined by the students' teachers.
Instead of exams, the grades will be based on school assessments.
This includes everything from mock exams, to coursework, in-class tests and essays.
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Pupils will also only be accessed on things they have been taught after months or school and college closures.
England's exam regulator Ofqual has confirmed that a child's grades judged by their teacher will have to be " “signed off by your head of department and your head teacher or principal before being submitted to the exam board”.
Another difference to previous years is that there will be no algorithm for results.
