19/08/2026
🍀 GOOD LUCK TO OUR EXPLORERS! 🍀
Tomorrow is GCSE results day, and we know there will probably be a few nervous Explorers (and parents!) tonight.
So, before those envelopes are opened and results are revealed we just want to say this:
Whatever is written on that piece of paper tomorrow, we are proud of you. 💛
We know how hard you have worked. We know the hours you've put in, the stress you've dealt with and the times you've still turned up to Explorers when exams and revision were taking over your lives.
Those numbers do not define you.
Celebrate the grades you're happy with. If something hasn't gone the way you hoped, allow yourself to be disappointed — but please remember that there is always another route, another option and another way forward.
And a slightly belated but equally HUGE congratulations to our Explorers who received their A Level and AS Level results last week! 🎉 We hope you're proud of yourselves and excited (even if slightly terrified 😂) about whatever comes next.
To all of you moving onto sixth form, college, university, apprenticeships, work or something completely different…
Go and smash it. ❤️
And remember, once an Explorer, always part of the slightly chaotic Scouting family. ⚜️
If tomorrow doesn't go how you hoped, please don't sit worrying about it on your own. Talk to your family, school/college, your leaders or someone you trust.
There is also support here:
👉 National Careers Service – Exam Results Help — advice about results, appeals, resits and what you can do next. Their Exam Results Helpline is 0800 100 900.
👉 YoungMinds – Exam Results Stress — advice if the worry and pressure is getting a bit much.
👉 Childline – Exam Results Support — advice and someone to talk to if you're struggling. Childline is free on 0800 1111.
Good luck tomorrow, Explorers.
Whatever that paper says, we already know you're a pretty brilliant bunch. 💛⚜️
