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Best of luck to everyone getting their GCSE results today. Our reporters have been out and about chatting to students about their results.
But remember, it’s not the be all and end all if you don’t get exactly what you’d hoped for. Take heart - there are plenty of brilliant people who left school without qualifications, or did worse than they had hoped, but still went on to have great successes in life including Fred Done, Sacha Lord and Steve Bartlett.
Whether you’re celebrating or having more of a low key day, there are plenty of freebies available for students today. You can find them here.
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