Today Nacro Carlisle has had the best year for results with in-person exams, with a record number of high-grade passes across English and maths GCSEs.

Every student has done themselves and Nacro proud, showing determination and resilience given the challenges over the last few years. This success has been a result of hard work and determination. But it has been bolstered by our committed staff and the use of the Government’s recovery tuition funding.

Nacro is an independent training provider specialising in vocational courses alongside GCSEs, offering a unique learning setting and work experience and work placements.

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At Nacro we teach some of the most disadvantaged students who left school without a GCSE in English and maths and sometimes have not had the best chances in life. Yet today we have seen them achieve some great GCSE re-sit results in English and maths providing them with the skills and knowledge to progress.

Nacro Carlisle centre manager Deborah Bowman said: "I’m hugely proud of all our learners and what they have achieved. Adjusting back to ‘in person’ exams has been a real challenge for some of our learners and it’s brilliant to see all their work pay off."