Many held signs reading 'trust our teachers' as they chanted 'f*ck Gavin Williamson' and 'f*ck Eton' in Parliament Square.
today to protest the ‘fiasco’ which saw almost 40% of A Level results being downgraded in England.
‘We’re not fighting so that everyone gets A*s and As because we know that’s unrealistic, we’re fighting so that people get the grades they deserve.’He added: ‘The Government needs to be held accountable for their lack of responsibility. Olivia Styles, 18, from Basingstoke, burned her results in front of a crowd to cheers from protesters.
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