Sign up for the free MyBolton newsletter to get the top stories direct to your inbox Most students getting their A Level results today have studied at college or sixth form and gone straight to university but not everyone takes the ‘traditional’ route.
Josie Widger, from Bolton, did an access to higher education diploma in Science from 2020-2021 after taking three years out of school.
The 21-year-old struggled with her A Levels due to mental health issues and got EUC grades respectively in History, Religious Studies and Psychology. READ MORE:A Level results day 2021 LIVE as students across Greater Manchester receive grades After the pressure of exams and coursework she decided to take a break from education and worked in retail for a three