{"id":271365,"date":"2025-08-21T15:04:59","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T14:04:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/gcse-top-grades-rise-across-uk-despite-pandemic-impact-concerns\/"},"modified":"2025-08-21T15:04:59","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T14:04:59","slug":"gcse-top-grades-rise-across-uk-despite-pandemic-impact-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/gcse-top-grades-rise-across-uk-despite-pandemic-impact-concerns\/","title":{"rendered":"GCSE top grades rise across UK despite pandemic impact concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/Yf4-b0se9kk\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"GCSE top grades rise across UK despite pandemic impact concerns\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Yf4-b0se9kk\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The proportion of pupils awarded top grades in GCSEs has gone up since last year, according to new figures showing exam results in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe: https:\/\/bit.ly\/C4_News_Subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>Just over a fifth of entries were awarded grades 7 or above, despite the concerns about the impact of the Covid pandemic on education.<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The proportion of pupils awarded top grades in GCSEs has gone up since last year, according to new figures showing exam results in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. 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