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We all dread exam results.
But one English school has decided to soften the blow with a letter.
Tests don't assess all the things which make people "special and unique", it says. A love for music or sports, or just being "kind and thoughtful" is also important, according to the note.
The letter has gone viral on the internet.
But the head teacher of Barrowford Primary School has now been accused of plagiarism, after a similar message was discovered on an American blog.- dread
to feel very worried about something that might happen
- soften the blow
to make the bad effects of something seem less serious
- thoughtful
(here) kind and considerate
- gone viral
became popular very quickly
- plagiarism
using another person's work without saying where it came from
