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Experts predict a drop in the number of top marks this year as the Government tries to combat grade inflation after the pandemic. And Shaun Friel, Childline director, said some students are already feeling more stressed after sitting their very first exams this year.

He said: “Many are worried about how they’ve performed and that they won’t get the results they need.

“If any young person is feeling apprehensive and worried about their results, I’d urge them to talk to someone about it.”

He added his charity, teachers, careers advisers, parents and carers can all give “help and support”.

Calls to Childline about exams have risen in every month since January this year. Olly Parker, of Young Minds said: “The pandemic has deepened the crisis in young people’s mental health, with huge disruption to students’ education.”

He urged the Government to keep “its promise to deliver a long-term plan for mental health with young people at its heart”.

You can call Childline free on 0800 1111.

Thousands more face BTEC chaos

Around 7,000 students may not get their BTec results on time as an exam board continues to deal with delays.

GCSEs are due today along with the more career-based alternative qualification.

Pearson said the 7,000 are “currently ineligible to receive their grade as they do not meet the qualification criteria at this time”.

School leaders’ union NAHT called the delay “unacceptable”.

The exam board said as of Tuesday there were about 1,100 outstanding claims for BTec Level 3 results, which are required for university applications.

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