A Long Eaton secondary school has celebrated successful GCSE results – and one student has overcome more than most.
Deeti Wren, a student at The Long Eaton School on Thorseby Road, achieved her GCSEs despite having been diagnosed with a brain tumour on Christmas Eve last year.
The year 11 student was diagnosed with prolactinoma, a tumour on the pituitary gland. She said the moment of her diagnosis felt “surreal”.
It was the Christmas holiday for schools across the country and while other students were celebrating the festive period and starting to think about returning to school for the Spring Term in January, Deeti was attending medical appointments.
The Long Eaton School worked closely with Deeti and her family to enable her to return to school. While an initial three day a week pattern was formed, anxiety made this feel incredibly difficult and getting into the school building was often a challenge. On top of this, Deeti was coping with deaths in the family and other personal circumstances.
Deeti Wren receiving her GCSE results.
Karen Harrowing, targeted support lead at The Long Eaton School, has been supporting Deeti during this time. Deeti described the school as being “amazing, really amazing” at supporting her to get back into school and through her GCSE examinations.
Despite her diagnosis, Deeti achieved an incredible set of GCSE results: Health and Social Care – Distinction; Combined Science – Grade 4 and Grade 4; Geography – Grade 4; Maths – Grade 3; English Language – Grade 4; English Literature – Grade 4; and Art – Grade 6.
She plans to continue her studies at The Long Eaton School Sixth Form to study Psychology and double Health and Social Care.
Speaking of the school’s overall results this year, principal Richard Peel said: “I would like to congratulate all of our Year 11 students on their GCSE results. To have achieved the grades they have against the backdrop of lock downs, home schooling and a global pandemic is a remarkable achievement, and one for which they should feel very proud.
“It is worth noting that prior to Year 11 their last full year of uninterrupted education was in 2018/19 when they were in Year 8.
Staff at the school have worked tirelessly to support our students through this period and I would like to thank them for everything they have done over the last two to allow students to achieve these results.
These outcomes mean that the vast majority of our students can progress on to their first choice of post 16 study, which for many will be our own sixth form. Others will progress on to local colleges in Derby, Nottingham and Loughborough to undertake a variety of courses.”
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