Students are put under a tremendous amount of pressure when it comes to GCSEs, but it’s always important to let them know that it’s not the be all and end all. Okay, so lots of Bs and A*s will open more doors than Cs and Ds, but it doesn’t mean there’s no way to progress if it does go wrong on the day.

If a student doesn’t get the grades he or she had hoped for, and they don’t get any offers from universities, they can go through clearing. They could even look at other universities and courses, while there’s always the opportunity to resit GCSEs if their results are quite poor. That said, we all know students who had A*s in school but now lead unfulfilling lives, and people who were seen as failures in school have gone on to achieve great things.

A grade isn’t everything, and we need to drum this into young students who are taking their first major exam.