Stephen Morgan MP witnessed Year 11 pupils demonstrate a ground-breaking mobile app that transfers GCSE records in 30 seconds during a visit to The Hathershaw College, where the Department for Education is piloting digitalisation of school documents.

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Schools watched students download the secure application, generate a unique QR code through the DfE portal, and instantly display their complete educational history and exam results on their phones. The system, trialled at the Oldham academy for the past year, eliminates paper certificates and could save schools £30 million annually in administrative costs.

Upon enrolment at college, teenagers share qualifications by simply scanning their code, streamlining applications for post-16 providers. Officials plan to expand the technology to integrate with UCAS for university and postgraduate credentials.

“It is high time exam records were brought into the 21st century, and this pilot will allow schools and colleges to focus on what they do best: teaching the next generation rather than being bogged down in bureaucracy,” Morgan said. “This government is slashing red tape through our Plan for Change to drive growth, cut admin for teachers and give tens of thousands of young people more opportunities to get on in skilled careers.”

Angela Easton, Assistant Principal, praised the system as “intuitive, fast to use, and extremely efficient”. Year 11 student Deise Gaspar, who hopes to study at Cambridge, called the app “very accessible to everyone and really useful to be able to prove your qualifications using a reliable source”, while Furqaan Nazir, planning to study Gas Engineering, said it “takes away the worry of losing certificates”.

Principal Mark Giles confirmed every member of last year’s cohort successfully used the technology to enrol at Oldham Sixth Form College and The Oldham College, with current Year 11 students now following suit.

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