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Oxfordshire: 'There’s life beyond GCSEs – even if you don’t pass'

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77% Informative

Riley , Remus , Muhammad and Heath , all 17 , met for the first time a year ago when they enrolled on a summer course in bricklaying.

The group is one of the winners of the BBC 's Young Reporter Competition .

The boys say the course has helped them to mature, develop communication skills and grow in confidence.

"Your GCSEs don’t define who you are and you can still have a future without them," says Muhammad .

VR Score

73

Informative language

65

Neutral language

91

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

29

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not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

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medium-lived

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