2010 results

[seanmac]

Do you think this year they could break with tradition this year due to the weather conditions and just send out results by email I'm sure it wouldn't take that long. But can you imagine if a mistake was made and the emails were not proof read and you received the wrong result only to get a letter in the New Year to say you had failed.

Its a good point if the emails go through the same/similar checking process that the letters go through then there is no greater risk of a mistake being made

[interesting_signal]

Do you think this year they could break with tradition this year due to the weather conditions and just send out results by email I'm sure it wouldn't take that long. But can you imagine if a mistake was made and the emails were not proof read and you received the wrong result only to get a letter in the New Year to say you had failed.

Its a good point if the emails go through the same/similar checking process that the letters go through then there is no greater risk of a mistake being made

They could just scan the letters and then email the PDF to individuals. Then they'd only have to check that they are being emailed to the right people.

I think using the IRSE online system is a good suggestion for next year. A lot of Universities and schools make exam results available online, so I'm quite surprised that the IRSE doesn't do this already.

[AlastairHayden]

Just called the IRSE - they are apparently sorting out the letters now. I do not expect to see the results until the new year now!