At one of the most challenging times for the economy, the job market and education the numerous successes of students and their teachers should rightly be celebrated. However, there should be no illusions about how challenging the current circumstances students face as they begin their further or higher education experience.
Liam Burns, NUS President said "It is great that so many students have seen their hard work pay off. We should be celebrating the numerous individual successes that today represents, but unfortunately we can be under no illusion about how challenging the current circumstances are for students."
"Those receiving their results today will sadly have to keep their wits about them and avoid the temptation to panic as they seek to navigate through the chaos and confusion left for them by ministers who, unlike many of the students receiving their results, have failed to do their sums properly."
“With youth unemployment once again pushing one million, now is not the time for the limits placed on university places, nor for the disastrous combination of education funding cuts and tuition fee rises which have created a perfect storm for a generation of young people.”
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