Milton Keynes College guarantees places for ALL students who've applied - irrespective of their GSCE grades tomorrow

In a bid to ease the pressure on students anxiously awaiting their GSCE grades tomorrow, the college has made its unique promise.

While the crisis around marking appears to have been resolved, many young people will still be worried about their futures after the chaotic end to their school lives in lockdown.

In response, the college is making an “Offer Guarantee” to prospective students who have already applied to study there.

College Group Principal and CEO, Dr Julie Mills OBE said: “We know people are frantic with worry about their futures. It’s a great relief for everyone that the grading situation has improved but a lot of potential students are obviously worried about what the next step for them will be."

She added: "With the disease still disrupting our daily lives and a significant recession just beginning, we wanted to calm the fears of as many people as we could. Everyone who’s already applied to study with us after their GCSEs is now guaranteed a place.

"Not everyone will necessarily be on their course at the level they originally applied for but they will be eligible for education or training to start them off on the road towards the career they want and deserve.

"What I can assure everyone is that decisions will be based on individual cases and not by results on a page.”

With all the uncertainty caused by this year’s pandemic and the employment problems which are forecast, Dr Mills believes it’s vital that young people and their parents know they’re being supported.

She said: “School students may be considerably less vulnerable to the virus than their elders but in economic and social terms they have probably been the hardest hit of all. The people waiting nervously for Thursday’s results have already been robbed of the big finish to their school careers and see a rapidly contracting jobs market blighting their futures.

"Put simply, they deserve a break and we want to give them one. We believe every sixteen year old deserves

hope for their futures.

"We are part of the community of Milton Keynes and that community needs our help. That’s why we’re doing this.”

Anyone who has already applied will be sent an email on Thursday with details of what they should do next.

If they are considering college for the first time or just seeking advice, they are invited to come to one of the college's Advisory Days which will be running from Thursday August 20 until Wednesday September 2.