Year 11 students in England will be able to see their GCSE results on their phones, starting this summer.

In a bid to modernise exam records, the government announced the launch of a new Education Record app, where teens can access their exam results.

The hope is that the new system will save teachers and college staff from lots of paperwork, while also saving employers time by reducing reliance on paper certificates (which, let’s face it, are pretty easy to lose over time).

For those worrying that it’ll mean kids don’t get to enjoy the experience of officially receiving their results on results day, fear not.

The government confirmed students will still go into school on results day to meet face-to-face with their teachers and formally receive their results.

These results will then........

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