After a challenging two years for all 16-19 year olds across the country, Birchwood High School is delighted to report that the vast majority of our A-Level and Level 3 BTEC students have gone on to their chosen next step, whether this is University, Higher Apprenticeship, Employment or Travel. With the widely reported pressure on places at post-18, this is no mean feat.
Dr Ingate, Principal, said ‘we have certainly seen some outstanding individual academic achievements including 5A*s each for William Blakey and Alex Sawyer who are now off to Oxford University to study Physics. However, every one of our Year 13 students should feel proud of how well they have done, having not taken GCSE exams due to Covid restrictions. I hope that the class of 2022 will find their next few years more settled and less disrupted. I am a great believer in strength coming from adversity and this wonderful cohort of students will be more resilient and able to cope better with whatever life throws at them in the future. I wish them well and to keep in touch’.
Mr Torrance, Head of Sixth Form added ‘firstly, I am incredibly proud of this year group. They have had the most unsettling time during their Sixth Form and no-one should underestimate the pressures they have faced. Despite all the changes, distractions and challenges, they have just got on with it and that shows real character. There are some really, really pleasing results. In the short time we have had to analyse the data, there have not been too many surprises, and I would say that they are fair and a true reflection of the hard work that they have put in over the last two years. Well done ‘Class of 22’ – you should be really proud of yourselves, and we wish you all the very best in the next chapter of your adventures!’
This morning was a really uplifting experience with students, parents and staff celebrating success after such a difficult period of time with the knowledge that the next step for these 130 students should be far more settled, predictable and enjoyable.