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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, 4 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 …

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Think tank director says tuition fees should rise to stop university ‘decline’
1 year, 4 months ago

Think tank director says tuition fees should rise to stop university ‘decline’

The Independent  

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. Read our privacy policy The director of the Social Market Foundation says university tuition …

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WA election: Social media is shaping the campaign in unexpected ways
3 years, 10 months ago

WA election: Social media is shaping the campaign in unexpected ways

ABC  

Western Australia is just days away from early election polls opening and the political gloves are well and truly off. Rhetoric turns personal The sentiment played perfectly into the Liberal Party's new campaign tactic this week, which emphasised the need for voters to avoid giving Labor "total control". And with Mr Kirkup having previously promised to steer clear of delivering …

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WA election: Opposition Leader Zak Kirkup rejects poll pointing to Liberal wipeout
3 years, 10 months ago

WA election: Opposition Leader Zak Kirkup rejects poll pointing to Liberal wipeout

ABC  

West Australian Opposition Leader Zak Kirkup has dismissed the findings of the latest Newspoll, but says it confirms that Labor could take "total control" of the WA Parliament in the upcoming March election. Key points: The Newspoll of 1,034 voters points to a 12.5 per cent swing to Labor If the results were replicated across all seats, the Liberals would …

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Coal plants to close by 2025 under WA election renewable energy plan from Liberals
3 years, 10 months ago

Coal plants to close by 2025 under WA election renewable energy plan from Liberals

ABC  

A Liberal Kirkup government plans to close all publicly owned coal-fired power stations by 2025 as part of the "biggest jobs, renewable energy and export project in the nation", meaning Muja and Collie would shut within four years. Key points: The WA Liberals say their energy plan will create tens of thousands of jobs It wants the electricity system to …

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