'People did tell me I was a bit daft': Grandfather sits maths GCSE exam at age of 92 | ITV News

Published: 27 June 2022
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A 92-year-old is believed to have become the oldest person in Britain to sit a GCSE exam.

Derek Skipper, from Orwell in Cambridgeshire, took the test at Comberton Village College after studying an online adult learning course.

Mr Skipper - a former RAF radar engineer - said his grand-children thought he "was nuts" for becoming a student again.

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