Students in York and North Yorkshire urged to "trust their teachers"
This year's A Level results have been determined by teacher assessments
Students across York and North Yorkshire are being asked to "trust their teachers" ahead of opening their A Level results this morning.
Thousands will get their grades today, which have been decided by teachers estimates.
They've carried out mock exams and exam conditioned assessments over the last year to determine the fairest results for students.
Bridget Perks, assistant principal at the Mount School in York, has reassured students that teachers have secured the "best possible grades" for them.
She said: "The process that schools had to follow was extremely rigorous. The results were double checked across the school's normal performance in all subjects and on student ability.
"Teachers want the best for pupils and they know pupils really well. Please trust them to do the absolute best for you. They're professionals and they are experienced in this.
"We're in the same game and we want the best for students. The process was extremely thorough.
"The grades were decided using several pieces of work rather than several exams over a short period of days so it could potentially be more reflective of what the students can produce."
It is different to last year's controversial system, which caused chaos by using an algorithm which gave students results in some cases two grades lower than what they were predicted.
After the controversy the system was eventually scrapped and predicted grades were given in these circumstances.
The stress around exams, or a lack of them, has more than doubled according to the NSPCC, as students across York prepare to receive their A-Level grades.
Childline gave more than 1800 counselling sessions where concerns about exams being cancelled were mentioned between April and June this year.