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Results day: Derbyshire school's misspelt GCSE banner put up | Results day: Derbyshire school's misspelt GCSE banner put up |
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A school put up a banner celebrating its GCSE results - but failed to spot the spelling error on it. | |
The Pingle Academy, in Swadlincote, Derbyshire, accidentally congratulated its pupils on their record-breaking "GSCE results". | The Pingle Academy, in Swadlincote, Derbyshire, accidentally congratulated its pupils on their record-breaking "GSCE results". |
Deb Holland, the assistant principal, admitted she had not spotted the typo when she proofread it. | Deb Holland, the assistant principal, admitted she had not spotted the typo when she proofread it. |
She said she had been an "idiot", but did not want her oversight to detract from the school's "amazing" results. | She said she had been an "idiot", but did not want her oversight to detract from the school's "amazing" results. |
A picture of the banner containing the error also appeared on the school's Twitter feed. | A picture of the banner containing the error also appeared on the school's Twitter feed. |
"Fortunately I'm not an English teacher," Ms Holland said, referring to the incident as "bannergate". | "Fortunately I'm not an English teacher," Ms Holland said, referring to the incident as "bannergate". |
"But this year's results have been genuinely record-breaking." | "But this year's results have been genuinely record-breaking." |
She said many people passed the sign without noticing the error and she has now picked up a replacement sign. | She said many people passed the sign without noticing the error and she has now picked up a replacement sign. |
The percentage of students achieving grades 5 to 9 increased to 48% this year at the school, their best ever results. | The percentage of students achieving grades 5 to 9 increased to 48% this year at the school, their best ever results. |
More than 700,000 teenagers across England, Wales and Northern Ireland received their results earlier. | More than 700,000 teenagers across England, Wales and Northern Ireland received their results earlier. |
There has been a slight increase in the GCSE pass rate and the percentage of top grades this year, despite concerns over the difficulty of exams. | There has been a slight increase in the GCSE pass rate and the percentage of top grades this year, despite concerns over the difficulty of exams. |
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