Ms Lumley was presented with a Powys gold kite award and a "certificate of appreciation for exemplary achievement" by the chairman of Powys council, Garry Banks, at the Palace of Westminster.

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While the government plans to award a certificate to pupils achieving this combination of GCSEs, it is not a qualification in its own right.

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