A-level results 2023: Fall in number of students accepted on university courses amid warning over results
1 year, 7 months ago

A-level results 2023: Fall in number of students accepted on university courses amid warning over results

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Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Will Colman reacts as he receives his A-level results at Langley School in Loddon, Norfolk Gillian Keegan also told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme the latest UCAS figures showed the UK Government was “right to put the grading system back to normal”. And yet what they’re going to see in most cases is that however their sister or brother did last year getting a string of top grades that is less likely to happen this year.” Pupils have been receiving their A-Level results and logging on to the UCAS website to find out the status of their university applications from 8am on Thursday, as the organisation released its initial figures. open image in gallery Student Hasena Mahmood reacts after receiving her A-Level results at City of London College Last year, more than a third of UK A-level entries were awarded A or A* grades, compared to 44.8% in 2021 and 38.5% in 2020. Last week, Ucas chief executive Clare Marchant urged students to be “quick off the mark” on A-level results day as said she believed a lot of the highly selective courses would go quickly in clearing.

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Tens of thousands of students prepare to open their GCSE results this morning - as fears are raised that nearly a third of pupils could fail English and maths
7 months ago

Tens of thousands of students prepare to open their GCSE results this morning - as fears are raised that nearly a third of pupils could fail English and maths

Daily Mail  

Tens of thousands of pupils across the UK will find out their GCSE results today. A disheartened student looks at his GCSE results on August 21, 2019 in Ashtead Students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are bracing for outcomes which could determine whether they go on to study A-levels, BTEC's or apprenticeships The Office for National Statistics estimates the …

A-level results: Boys widen gap over girls for A* grades in post-Covid exam drive
7 months, 1 week ago

A-level results: Boys widen gap over girls for A* grades in post-Covid exam drive

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Ucas Clearing 2023: How it works and what to do if you don’t get the A-level grades you wanted
7 months, 1 week ago

Ucas Clearing 2023: How it works and what to do if you don’t get the A-level grades you wanted

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A-level results day: What to do if you don’t get the grades you wanted
7 months, 1 week ago

A-level results day: What to do if you don’t get the grades you wanted

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Top A-level results fall in return to pre-pandemic grading system
1 year, 7 months ago

Top A-level results fall in return to pre-pandemic grading system

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Keegan: It is true that today’s A-level results will not be queried in a decade
1 year, 7 months ago

Keegan: It is true that today’s A-level results will not be queried in a decade

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A-level results: Chaos as Ucas clearing website crashes after top grades plunge by biggest drop on record
1 year, 7 months ago

A-level results: Chaos as Ucas clearing website crashes after top grades plunge by biggest drop on record

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Agony of the post-Covid students: Number of A and A*s plunge by 9% in a year as tougher marking rules finally return and UCAS website crashes as thousands miss out on first choice university
1 year, 7 months ago

Agony of the post-Covid students: Number of A and A*s plunge by 9% in a year as tougher marking rules finally return and UCAS website crashes as thousands miss out on first choice university

Daily Mail  

The proportion of A-levels awarded top grades has plunged with 19,000 students in a Clearing frenzy after missing out on a university place amid a marking clampdown. Ucas said 79 per cent of students secured their first choice for university, which is down from 81 per cent last year. Student Danielle Owusu Ansah reacts to her A-level results at City …

UCAS Clearing 2023: How does it work and what happens if you don’t get A-level grades you wanted?
1 year, 7 months ago

UCAS Clearing 2023: How does it work and what happens if you don’t get A-level grades you wanted?

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Lower A-level grades will allow universities to ‘distinguish between candidates’
1 year, 7 months ago

Lower A-level grades will allow universities to ‘distinguish between candidates’

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Be quick to get top university place in clearing, A level students warned
1 year, 7 months ago

Be quick to get top university place in clearing, A level students warned

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A-level cohort ‘unluckiest’ to come out of pandemic – social mobility expert
1 year, 7 months ago

A-level cohort ‘unluckiest’ to come out of pandemic – social mobility expert

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More poorer students could receive no university offers as demand grows – Ucas
1 year, 9 months ago

More poorer students could receive no university offers as demand grows – Ucas

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Applicants choosing only competitive universities ‘unlikely’ to get many offers
1 year, 11 months ago

Applicants choosing only competitive universities ‘unlikely’ to get many offers

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English universities could face fines if not enough students get jobs
2 years, 5 months ago

English universities could face fines if not enough students get jobs

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GCSE results: Students find out grades as thousands more hit by Btec delays
2 years, 6 months ago

GCSE results: Students find out grades as thousands more hit by Btec delays

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Serious conversation needed over soaring university demand to prevent poorer students missing out, Ucas warns
2 years, 7 months ago

Serious conversation needed over soaring university demand to prevent poorer students missing out, Ucas warns

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A-level results: Grades down on last two years but higher than pre-pandemic levels
2 years, 7 months ago

A-level results: Grades down on last two years but higher than pre-pandemic levels

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A-Level results: Second highest number of students get first or second choice at university
2 years, 7 months ago

A-Level results: Second highest number of students get first or second choice at university

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A-level results: More disadvantaged students set for university than pre-Covid
2 years, 7 months ago

A-level results: More disadvantaged students set for university than pre-Covid

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Jeremy Clarkson once again shares his much-derided annual tweet for A Level students
2 years, 7 months ago

Jeremy Clarkson once again shares his much-derided annual tweet for A Level students

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A-level grades down on last year but remain higher than pre-pandemic
2 years, 7 months ago

A-level grades down on last year but remain higher than pre-pandemic

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Clever A-level students say they plan to work at EDF and Rolls Royce over going to top universities
2 years, 7 months ago

Clever A-level students say they plan to work at EDF and Rolls Royce over going to top universities

Daily Mail  

Top students are choosing paid apprenticeships with big firms over the top universities as they do not want to face huge student debt. Companies like EDF, Jaguar Land Rover and Rolls Royce are outbidding the Russell Group universities for youngsters expected to achieve top A-level grades who want financial independence and a job straight away. Beth Suckling will take up …

A-level pupils urged to prepare for results day disappointment in grade inflation crackdown
2 years, 7 months ago

A-level pupils urged to prepare for results day disappointment in grade inflation crackdown

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A-level results day: How universities are trying to attract students through Clearing
2 years, 7 months ago

A-level results day: How universities are trying to attract students through Clearing

Daily Mail  

Universities are highlighting perks from £3,000 payments to on-site Wetherspoon pubs in an attempt to attract students through Clearing this year, as school-leavers were warned to prepare for disappointing A-level grades. The University of Hull has highlighted its on-campus Wetherspoon pub, which opened in January, in its guide to Clearing Students react as they share their A-level results with their …

Universities confident students will make grade, says Ucas
2 years, 7 months ago

Universities confident students will make grade, says Ucas

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Four out of 10 UK students are being rejected by elite universities
2 years, 7 months ago

Four out of 10 UK students are being rejected by elite universities

Daily Mail  

Overseas students are surpassing British teenagers in gaining entry to some of the country's elite universities, leaving many clambering for places when A-level results are announced this week, it has emerged. Overseas students are surpassing British teenagers in gaining entry to some of the country's elite universities, leaving many clambering for places when A-level results are announced this week 'Selective …

Thousands of students could miss out on university first choices, says professor
2 years, 7 months ago

Thousands of students could miss out on university first choices, says professor

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‘Especially large group’ of A-level students won’t achieve top grades
2 years, 7 months ago

‘Especially large group’ of A-level students won’t achieve top grades

The Telegraph  

Tens of thousands of A-Level students are expected to miss their university offers this year as 80,000 fewer top grades are awarded. “That happens every year but this year it’s going to be an especially large group.” Number of advance offers lower than usual University sources said that students who miss their required grades could have a strong chance of …

Students will find it harder to get into top universities this year – report
2 years, 9 months ago

Students will find it harder to get into top universities this year – report

The Independent  

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Private school pupils likely to ‘elbow out’ state students in scramble for university places, experts warn
3 years, 7 months ago

Private school pupils likely to ‘elbow out’ state students in scramble for university places, experts warn

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Middle-class students most likely to miss out on top university places
3 years, 7 months ago

Middle-class students most likely to miss out on top university places

The Telegraph  

The rejection rate at Russell Group universities has soared to the highest point in almost a decade, new research has found, with middle-class students the worst hit. “ show that some universities are worried for the first time about their supply of places and we might see that play out over the next few days.” Thousands of students will receive …

Record number of students accepted onto medicine courses, Ucas data shows
4 years, 1 month ago

Record number of students accepted onto medicine courses, Ucas data shows

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University and college offers could soon be based on actual grades, UCAS says
4 years, 4 months ago

University and college offers could soon be based on actual grades, UCAS says

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Oxbridge hopefuls aren't the only ones with promising futures. What about the C-grade pupils?
4 years, 7 months ago

Oxbridge hopefuls aren't the only ones with promising futures. What about the C-grade pupils?

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Hundreds of thousands of students will not get results on Thursday as fallout from exam fiasco continues
4 years, 7 months ago

Hundreds of thousands of students will not get results on Thursday as fallout from exam fiasco continues

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A-level results: Around 15,000 students now make first-choice university offer with teacher grades
4 years, 7 months ago

A-level results: Around 15,000 students now make first-choice university offer with teacher grades

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A-level results: Confusion increases as universities await teacher-predicted grades from Ucas
4 years, 7 months ago

A-level results: Confusion increases as universities await teacher-predicted grades from Ucas

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University clearing 2020 news: UCAS updates as record numbers expected to get degree place
4 years, 7 months ago

University clearing 2020 news: UCAS updates as record numbers expected to get degree place

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UK Govt Faces Backlash over Coronavirus-hit Exam Grades System
4 years, 7 months ago

UK Govt Faces Backlash over Coronavirus-hit Exam Grades System

News 18  

The British government faced criticism on Thursday after education officials downgraded more than a third of pupils' final grades in a system devised after the coronavirus pandemic led to cancelled exams. Although the newly released results for 18-year-olds showed record-high grades and more students accepted to university courses, exam boards downgraded nearly 40 percent of pupils' grades in England. Ahead …

Nearly three quarters of British universities fall in global rankings
4 years, 9 months ago

Nearly three quarters of British universities fall in global rankings

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Students given degree places regardless of exam grades more likely to drop out, regulator finds
5 years, 4 months ago

Students given degree places regardless of exam grades more likely to drop out, regulator finds

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Top grade in new technical qualifications will be on par with three A*s at A-level
5 years, 7 months ago

Top grade in new technical qualifications will be on par with three A*s at A-level

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Number of international students winning places at universities in Scotland reaches record high
5 years, 7 months ago

Number of international students winning places at universities in Scotland reaches record high

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Record number of UK university students awarded first-class degrees, figures show
6 years, 2 months ago

Record number of UK university students awarded first-class degrees, figures show

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A-level results day: Fears grow over unconditional university offers as some students stop attending school
6 years, 7 months ago

A-level results day: Fears grow over unconditional university offers as some students stop attending school

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Thousands of university clearing places up for grabs ahead of A-level results
6 years, 7 months ago

Thousands of university clearing places up for grabs ahead of A-level results

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A-level results day 2017 explained in four charts
7 years, 7 months ago

A-level results day 2017 explained in four charts

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Universities 'allow increasing numbers of students in without asking for any grades'
7 years, 7 months ago

Universities 'allow increasing numbers of students in without asking for any grades'

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