THE HEADTEACHER of Trinity School in Carlisle has praised students for their achievements in their A-Level results today (August 18). 

Headteacher Jo Hawkin has commended students for 'working at it with all their heart', especially in their efforts adapting in the aftermath of of Covid 19. 

"Cumbrian schools are proud to serve our children, their families and the communities they come from. Over the last two years due to the Covid 19 pandemic this, for sustained periods has been a trying time, for both students and staff. The achievements of the students are all the more special given the challenges they faced while studying over the last two years. We are extremely proud of the manner in which they have coped in these quite extraordinary times.

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"The majority of students will be pleased with their results and have been able to secure their anticipated destinations in September. Their results reflect their hard work, their dedication and the support they received from their teachers and families. We know they have ‘worked at it with all their heart’," she said. 

Trinity School welcomed 11 students who achieved all A and A* results, with one of the students including Dorina Horvath, who looks forward to taking up a scholarship in America after achieving 2A* and 2A grades. 

Further praise went on to the 'majority of students' who have secured grades needed to move onto their next step in life, such as university, employment and degree level apprenticeships. 

"The adaptations to the exam series this year has allowed for the students to take their exams in a manner as close to a normal year as possible. Whilst these changes were not always ideal, the students should be delighted with their grades and should in no way think they are diminished by the small number of changes they were afforded.

"It is only right that we recognise that the variability in how students and schools were affected by Covid19 means that any meaningful comparison between schools is simply inappropriate. It is for this reason that we would caution against such comparisons and instead encourage everyone to focus on the success of our students and celebrate their achievements as individuals with their own story to tell.

"We congratulate all the young people in Carlisle and Cumbria on their achievements today and wish them all every success in the future," she said. 

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