{"id":66857,"date":"2025-08-21T19:00:25","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T18:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/news\/?p=66857"},"modified":"2025-08-21T19:56:57","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T18:56:57","slug":"adult-learners-celebrate-gcse-results-at-learn-devon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/news\/adult-learners-celebrate-gcse-results-at-learn-devon\/","title":{"rendered":"Adult learners celebrate GCSE results at Learn Devon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It’s GCSE results day and Learn Devon’s<\/a> adult learners have been among those celebrating their achievements.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learn Devon, Devon County Council\u2019s adult education service, welcomed and congratulated learners collecting their results from its centres throughout today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learn Devon offers free GCSE English and Maths qualifications, with courses starting in September and in January.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Exmouth<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Emily Poslett passed her English with a grade six. She said: “I’m relieved and surprised. I didn’t feel that my exam went well as I had a lot going on at the time, but the result was amazing.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Roseanna McElligott gained a grade seven in English. She said: “I’m feeling really happy. Glad it\u2019s over but the course was great. I’m doing an Access Course right now and I’m hoping to go to uni next year to study Nursing.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Finlay Beale achieved a five in English and a four in Maths. He said: “Very good result. A bit of studying and I got lots of help from my tutor.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Newton Abbot<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maria Kleckowski-Tanner got a five in Maths. She said: “I became obsessed with Maths and wished now that I had done the higher-level paper. Cheryl was a lovely tutor.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tavistock<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Natalia Mokrileva passed both GCSE English and Maths, achieving a six for English and a seven for Maths. She said: “I had an amazing experience with Learn Devon especially with my tutor Sara. She made studying feel individual even though I was part of a group. I would recommend everybody who wants to go with Learn Devon to do so.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Councillor Cheryl Cottle-Hunkin, Cabinet Member for Rural Affairs, said: <\/p><\/div>\r\n \t\t

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\u201cWell done to all of the Learn Devon learners who have gained their GCSEs today. It takes a lot of hard work and commitment, so it\u2019s a proud moment and great achievement, no matter what stage in your life. It\u2019s never too late to study and Learn Devon has a wide range of courses available. Whether you\u2019re looking to gain a qualification or develop new skills, it\u2019s worth exploring what they have to offer.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t<\/blockquote>\r\n

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Learn Devon has over 100 courses listed on its website covering a range of subject areas including Digital Skills & IT, English, Maths, English for speakers of other languages (ESOL), and Skills & Development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information visit Learn Devon’s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":66858,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[22,24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-66857","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-economy-and-skills","category-dcc-homepage"],"acf":[],"featured_image":{"ID":66858,"title":"Copy of hero image for news website (86)","alt":"Adult learners collecting their GCSE 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