Inspirational students celebrated well-deserved success as they secured the exam results they needed to take the next step in their development.
Students at Bishop Hogarth Catholic Education Trust’s three sixth forms – Carmel College, Darlington, St John’s Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Bishop Auckland, and The English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Hartlepool – achieved their goals against the backdrop of the global pandemic.
Chief executive of the Bishop Hogarth Catholic Education Trust, Dame Maura Regan added: “This really is a great day to celebrate given the disruption to their education over the past two years.
“The Press keep talking about grade inflation but I challenge this in the strongest terms. These grades reflect both the ability and the hard work of students and staff and should be acknowledged as such.”
Carmel College principal Mike Shorten agreed saying: “We are really pleased that the results have reflected the hard work of the students and commitment of the teachers to work through the challenges we have all faced. It is always...