Months of revision, weeks of exams and endless of cups of tea have all led to this: A-level results day 2017 is finally here.

Today, millions of students across the UK will open arguably the most terrifying envelope of their lives to date, and (fingers crossed) be proud of what they’ve achieved. 

Today, we’ll be keeping you up-to-date live with everything you need to know: from navigating clearing to celebrating the day in style.

• All you need to know about A-level results day
• Unexpected results: what are the options?
• How to tell your exam results day story: A guide for headteachers 

2:30

Once again pupils’ and teachers’ achievements are overshadowed by bullshit and political spin, writes Tes’ news editor, William Stewart. 

Entries for A-level politics has rocked by 12.8 per cent. 

12.30

Adi Bloom reports from Cotham School, in Bristol. 

One teacher said: “I think that people like to know how many kids get into Oxbridge, and how many A*s we got,” she says. “But that isn’t all the story. Some of our biggest successes are C grades, because those are the kids who’ve really grafted.” 

11.30 

11:20 

Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai has gained a place at the University of Oxford after achieving three As at A-level. She tweeted her excitement this morning. 

11.00

The decline in A-level entries to music, drama, French and German is “making a mockery of the government’s claim to be promoting social mobility”, say ASCL. 

And it’s become almost criminal to point out the obvious - that it’s the students who sat the exam, not their teacher, writes one head of history. 

10:45

Across the UK, boys have received a larger share of A and A* grades than girls for the first time.

This year’s results show that 26.6 per cent of UK boys’ A-level entries scored at least an A, compared with 26.1 per cent of UK girls’ entries.

Boys have also extended their lead over girls at A* to 1 percentage point - which is the largest gap.

09:45

School leaders warn there is worse to come, as it’s revealed the number of AS level entries in England have plummeted by 42 per cent this year. Geoff Barton, general secretary of ASCL, said: “The decision to decouple these qualifications was an entirely unnecessary reform which is narrowing the curriculum and reducing student choice.”

Whatever you think of the reformed A levels, you can find some comfort in the fact that the government is unlikely to meddle again anytime soon, writes one teacher-turned-policy expert. 

09:30

Top A* grades reach record high, but outcomes across 13 subjects with reformed “linear” A-levels are down on 2016. 

Tes’ exams expert Eleanor Busby reports on the six key points from this morning’s results. 

And Adi Bloom is live at Cotham school as the students open their results. 

• All the key dates you need to know for clearing
• Your clearing questions answered 

In case you missed it: 

• Too often,  teachers’ personal performances take precedence over the students’ achievements, says one teacher
• Teachers and pupils share their results day stories
• ‘The experience of students taking the new A levels and GCSEs does not seem a priority for ministers or exam boards’

• How to navigate exam appeals
• A guide for subject leaders and middle managers on exam appeals
• How to use Ucas adjustment

Remember, you can share all your A level stories, debate today’s trends and brag about your students’ results on the Tes forums.