On the eve of results for the government’s A-levels, BTecs and new T-levels, university admissions teams reported an increase in interest from students looking for places through liquidation, a process that matches students without a place with unfilled courses . In what is expected to be a turbulent year for admissions, A-level results in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are expected to fall sharply after the government intervened to curb grade inflation over the past two years of grades that are evaluated by the teachers. The first cohort to sit A-levels without sitting GCSE exams, which were canceled due to the pandemic, are expected to do better on average than in 2019, when the exams were last held. But grades are likely to be significantly lower than last year, when almost 45% of all A levels were graded at A or A*. Schools that benefited from the biggest rise in grades during the pandemic are likely to see the biggest falls, including independent schools where the proportion of top grades rose by nine percentage points to 70%, compared with six percentage points elsewhere . State sector principals – who got an early look at their results, which went to schools on Wednesday – were modestly upbeat, reporting few surprises and in some cases better-than-expected results. However, uncertainty about university places remains, with higher demand from a larger cohort and conservative offers from top institutions. An analysis by the Liberal Democrats suggested 75,000 A-level entries would be downgraded from A and A* due to changes to grade limits. The research, based on a simplified version of the exam boards’ scoring process that puts a rigid midpoint between 2021 and the pre-pandemic score, suggests some subjects may be worse affected than others. Maths, sociology, law, English and business studies had the smallest decline in A and A* grades, while music, drama, Spanish, performing arts and PE had the biggest decline. There was a broad tendency for humanities courses to be more affected by the changing grade limits. Mark Corver, founder of dataHE, which advises universities on admissions, said he expected “the gap between expectations and outcomes could be very wide this year”, given that the current cohort had seen their slightly older peers “to are going to selective universities in record numbers. “. “It wouldn’t be unreasonable if they envisioned a similar future for themselves, but that’s probably unlikely to happen,” he said. He added that this year’s admissions cycle will look like a step back, closer to the “supply-constrained” years of 2010-12 and reversing “a decade of substantially increasing student choice.” The university admissions service, Ucas, expects the “majority” of students to win a place at their first choice university, but the situation on the ground is still fluid. Archie Bland and Nimo Omer take you to the top stories and what they mean, free every weekday morning Privacy Notice: Newsletters may contain information about charities, online advertising and content sponsored by external parties. For more information, see our Privacy Policy. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and Google’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Ella Kirkbride, head of admissions at the University of Hull, said: “We anticipate that demand for places through cleaning will be high. This is already reflected in the numbers signed up for clearance updates – which is up 228%. Loughborough, Hull, Northumbria, De Montfort and Nottingham Trent universities all reported more interest and inquiries from students to change courses in clearance. Nick Hudson, chief executive of Ormiston Academies Trust, hoped most of his students would get the places they were aiming for. “We are seeing strong results above the average grades achieved in 2019 and in line with 2020 when no exams were held – and this is true for students across the board, including high achievers and those who are disadvantaged ». Higher education experts say there is enough capacity across the sector to offset tight supply at the most selective universities, with space at lower-ranked institutions, many of which have ambitious growth plans as well as places being freed up by falling applications. partial and adult students. They are also warning students who are unhappy with their offers to think hard before deferring and reapplying next year, warning a further increase in UK 18-year-olds next year means application numbers are likely to be even higher and competition larger.
title: “A Level Results Students Face Last Minute Race For University Places A Levels Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-23” author: “Carol Meyer”
On the eve of results for the government’s A-levels, BTecs and new T-levels, university admissions teams reported an increase in interest from students looking for places through liquidation, a process that matches students without a place with unfilled courses . In what is expected to be a turbulent year for admissions, A-level results in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are expected to fall sharply after the government intervened to curb grade inflation over the past two years of grades that are evaluated by the teachers. The first cohort to sit A-levels without sitting GCSE exams, which were canceled due to the pandemic, are expected to do better on average than in 2019, when the exams were last held. But grades are likely to be significantly lower than last year, when almost 45% of all A levels were graded at A or A*. Schools that benefited from the biggest rise in grades during the pandemic are likely to see the biggest falls, including independent schools where the proportion of top grades rose by nine percentage points to 70%, compared with six percentage points elsewhere . State sector principals – who got an early look at their results, which went to schools on Wednesday – were modestly upbeat, reporting few surprises and in some cases better-than-expected results. However, uncertainty about university places remains, with higher demand from a larger cohort and conservative offers from top institutions. An analysis by the Liberal Democrats suggested 75,000 A-level entries would be downgraded from A and A* due to changes to grade limits. The research, based on a simplified version of the exam boards’ scoring process that puts a rigid midpoint between 2021 and the pre-pandemic score, suggests some subjects may be worse affected than others. Maths, sociology, law, English and business studies had the smallest decline in A and A* grades, while music, drama, Spanish, performing arts and PE had the biggest decline. There was a broad tendency for humanities courses to be more affected by the changing grade limits. Mark Corver, founder of dataHE, which advises universities on admissions, said he expected “the gap between expectations and outcomes could be very wide this year”, given that the current cohort had seen their slightly older peers “to are going to selective universities in record numbers. “. “It wouldn’t be unreasonable if they envisioned a similar future for themselves, but that’s probably unlikely to happen,” he said. He added that this year’s admissions cycle will look like a step back, closer to the “supply-constrained” years of 2010-12 and reversing “a decade of substantially increasing student choice.” The university admissions service, Ucas, expects the “majority” of students to win a place at their first choice university, but the situation on the ground is still fluid. Archie Bland and Nimo Omer take you to the top stories and what they mean, free every weekday morning Privacy Notice: Newsletters may contain information about charities, online advertising and content sponsored by external parties. For more information, see our Privacy Policy. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and Google’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Ella Kirkbride, head of admissions at the University of Hull, said: “We anticipate that demand for places through cleaning will be high. This is already reflected in the numbers signed up for clearance updates – which is up 228%. Loughborough, Hull, Northumbria, De Montfort and Nottingham Trent universities all reported more interest and inquiries from students to change courses in clearance. Nick Hudson, chief executive of Ormiston Academies Trust, hoped most of his students would get the places they were aiming for. “We are seeing strong results above the average grades achieved in 2019 and in line with 2020 when no exams were held – and this is true for students across the board, including high achievers and those who are disadvantaged ». Higher education experts say there is enough capacity across the sector to offset tight supply at the most selective universities, with space at lower-ranked institutions, many of which have ambitious growth plans as well as places being freed up by falling applications. partial and adult students. They are also warning students who are unhappy with their offers to think hard before deferring and reapplying next year, warning a further increase in UK 18-year-olds next year means application numbers are likely to be even higher and competition larger.
title: “A Level Results Students Face Last Minute Race For University Places A Levels Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-30” author: “Guillermo Self”
On the eve of results for the government’s A-levels, BTecs and new T-levels, university admissions teams reported an increase in interest from students looking for places through liquidation, a process that matches students without a place with unfilled courses . In what is expected to be a turbulent year for admissions, A-level results in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are expected to fall sharply after the government intervened to curb grade inflation over the past two years of grades that are evaluated by the teachers. The first cohort to sit A-levels without sitting GCSE exams, which were canceled due to the pandemic, are expected to do better on average than in 2019, when the exams were last held. But grades are likely to be significantly lower than last year, when almost 45% of all A levels were graded at A or A*. Schools that benefited from the biggest rise in grades during the pandemic are likely to see the biggest falls, including independent schools where the proportion of top grades rose by nine percentage points to 70%, compared with six percentage points elsewhere . State sector principals – who got an early look at their results, which went to schools on Wednesday – were modestly upbeat, reporting few surprises and in some cases better-than-expected results. However, uncertainty about university places remains, with higher demand from a larger cohort and conservative offers from top institutions. An analysis by the Liberal Democrats suggested 75,000 A-level entries would be downgraded from A and A* due to changes to grade limits. The research, based on a simplified version of the exam boards’ scoring process that puts a rigid midpoint between 2021 and the pre-pandemic score, suggests some subjects may be worse affected than others. Maths, sociology, law, English and business studies had the smallest decline in A and A* grades, while music, drama, Spanish, performing arts and PE had the biggest decline. There was a broad tendency for humanities courses to be more affected by the changing grade limits. Mark Corver, founder of dataHE, which advises universities on admissions, said he expected “the gap between expectations and outcomes could be very wide this year”, given that the current cohort had seen their slightly older peers “to are going to selective universities in record numbers. “. “It wouldn’t be unreasonable if they envisioned a similar future for themselves, but that’s probably unlikely to happen,” he said. He added that this year’s admissions cycle will look like a step back, closer to the “supply-constrained” years of 2010-12 and reversing “a decade of substantially increasing student choice.” The university admissions service, Ucas, expects the “majority” of students to win a place at their first choice university, but the situation on the ground is still fluid. Archie Bland and Nimo Omer take you to the top stories and what they mean, free every weekday morning Privacy Notice: Newsletters may contain information about charities, online advertising and content sponsored by external parties. For more information, see our Privacy Policy. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and Google’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Ella Kirkbride, head of admissions at the University of Hull, said: “We anticipate that demand for places through cleaning will be high. This is already reflected in the numbers signed up for clearance updates – which is up 228%. Loughborough, Hull, Northumbria, De Montfort and Nottingham Trent universities all reported more interest and inquiries from students to change courses in clearance. Nick Hudson, chief executive of Ormiston Academies Trust, hoped most of his students would get the places they were aiming for. “We are seeing strong results above the average grades achieved in 2019 and in line with 2020 when no exams were held – and this is true for students across the board, including high achievers and those who are disadvantaged ». Higher education experts say there is enough capacity across the sector to offset tight supply at the most selective universities, with space at lower-ranked institutions, many of which have ambitious growth plans as well as places being freed up by falling applications. partial and adult students. They are also warning students who are unhappy with their offers to think hard before deferring and reapplying next year, warning a further increase in UK 18-year-olds next year means application numbers are likely to be even higher and competition larger.
title: “A Level Results Students Face Last Minute Race For University Places A Levels Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-13” author: “Anthony Castro”
On the eve of results for the government’s A-levels, BTecs and new T-levels, university admissions teams reported an increase in interest from students looking for places through liquidation, a process that matches students without a place with unfilled courses . In what is expected to be a turbulent year for admissions, A-level results in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are expected to fall sharply after the government intervened to curb grade inflation over the past two years of grades that are evaluated by the teachers. The first cohort to sit A-levels without sitting GCSE exams, which were canceled due to the pandemic, are expected to do better on average than in 2019, when the exams were last held. But grades are likely to be significantly lower than last year, when almost 45% of all A levels were graded at A or A*. Schools that benefited from the biggest rise in grades during the pandemic are likely to see the biggest falls, including independent schools where the proportion of top grades rose by nine percentage points to 70%, compared with six percentage points elsewhere . State sector principals – who got an early look at their results, which went to schools on Wednesday – were modestly upbeat, reporting few surprises and in some cases better-than-expected results. However, uncertainty about university places remains, with higher demand from a larger cohort and conservative offers from top institutions. An analysis by the Liberal Democrats suggested 75,000 A-level entries would be downgraded from A and A* due to changes to grade limits. The research, based on a simplified version of the exam boards’ scoring process that puts a rigid midpoint between 2021 and the pre-pandemic score, suggests some subjects may be worse affected than others. Maths, sociology, law, English and business studies had the smallest decline in A and A* grades, while music, drama, Spanish, performing arts and PE had the biggest decline. There was a broad tendency for humanities courses to be more affected by the changing grade limits. Mark Corver, founder of dataHE, which advises universities on admissions, said he expected “the gap between expectations and outcomes could be very wide this year”, given that the current cohort had seen their slightly older peers “to are going to selective universities in record numbers. “. “It wouldn’t be unreasonable if they envisioned a similar future for themselves, but that’s probably unlikely to happen,” he said. He added that this year’s admissions cycle will look like a step back, closer to the “supply-constrained” years of 2010-12 and reversing “a decade of substantially increasing student choice.” The university admissions service, Ucas, expects the “majority” of students to win a place at their first choice university, but the situation on the ground is still fluid. Archie Bland and Nimo Omer take you to the top stories and what they mean, free every weekday morning Privacy Notice: Newsletters may contain information about charities, online advertising and content sponsored by external parties. For more information, see our Privacy Policy. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and Google’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Ella Kirkbride, head of admissions at the University of Hull, said: “We anticipate that demand for places through cleaning will be high. This is already reflected in the numbers signed up for clearance updates – which is up 228%. Loughborough, Hull, Northumbria, De Montfort and Nottingham Trent universities all reported more interest and inquiries from students to change courses in clearance. Nick Hudson, chief executive of Ormiston Academies Trust, hoped most of his students would get the places they were aiming for. “We are seeing strong results above the average grades achieved in 2019 and in line with 2020 when no exams were held – and this is true for students across the board, including high achievers and those who are disadvantaged ». Higher education experts say there is enough capacity across the sector to offset tight supply at the most selective universities, with space at lower-ranked institutions, many of which have ambitious growth plans as well as places being freed up by falling applications. partial and adult students. They are also warning students who are unhappy with their offers to think hard before deferring and reapplying next year, warning a further increase in UK 18-year-olds next year means application numbers are likely to be even higher and competition larger.
title: “A Level Results Students Face Last Minute Race For University Places A Levels Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-02” author: “Helen Delarosa”
On the eve of results for the government’s A-levels, BTecs and new T-levels, university admissions teams reported an increase in interest from students looking for places through liquidation, a process that matches students without a place with unfilled courses . In what is expected to be a turbulent year for admissions, A-level results in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are expected to fall sharply after the government intervened to curb grade inflation over the past two years of grades that are evaluated by the teachers. The first cohort to sit A-levels without sitting GCSE exams, which were canceled due to the pandemic, are expected to do better on average than in 2019, when the exams were last held. But grades are likely to be significantly lower than last year, when almost 45% of all A levels were graded at A or A*. Schools that benefited from the biggest rise in grades during the pandemic are likely to see the biggest falls, including independent schools where the proportion of top grades rose by nine percentage points to 70%, compared with six percentage points elsewhere . State sector principals – who got an early look at their results, which went to schools on Wednesday – were modestly upbeat, reporting few surprises and in some cases better-than-expected results. However, uncertainty about university places remains, with higher demand from a larger cohort and conservative offers from top institutions. An analysis by the Liberal Democrats suggested 75,000 A-level entries would be downgraded from A and A* due to changes to grade limits. The research, based on a simplified version of the exam boards’ scoring process that puts a rigid midpoint between 2021 and the pre-pandemic score, suggests some subjects may be worse affected than others. Maths, sociology, law, English and business studies had the smallest decline in A and A* grades, while music, drama, Spanish, performing arts and PE had the biggest decline. There was a broad tendency for humanities courses to be more affected by the changing grade limits. Mark Corver, founder of dataHE, which advises universities on admissions, said he expected “the gap between expectations and outcomes could be very wide this year”, given that the current cohort had seen their slightly older peers “to are going to selective universities in record numbers. “. “It wouldn’t be unreasonable if they envisioned a similar future for themselves, but that’s probably unlikely to happen,” he said. He added that this year’s admissions cycle will look like a step back, closer to the “supply-constrained” years of 2010-12 and reversing “a decade of substantially increasing student choice.” The university admissions service, Ucas, expects the “majority” of students to win a place at their first choice university, but the situation on the ground is still fluid. Archie Bland and Nimo Omer take you to the top stories and what they mean, free every weekday morning Privacy Notice: Newsletters may contain information about charities, online advertising and content sponsored by external parties. For more information, see our Privacy Policy. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and Google’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Ella Kirkbride, head of admissions at the University of Hull, said: “We anticipate that demand for places through cleaning will be high. This is already reflected in the numbers signed up for clearance updates – which is up 228%. Loughborough, Hull, Northumbria, De Montfort and Nottingham Trent universities all reported more interest and inquiries from students to change courses in clearance. Nick Hudson, chief executive of Ormiston Academies Trust, hoped most of his students would get the places they were aiming for. “We are seeing strong results above the average grades achieved in 2019 and in line with 2020 when no exams were held – and this is true for students across the board, including high achievers and those who are disadvantaged ». Higher education experts say there is enough capacity across the sector to offset tight supply at the most selective universities, with space at lower-ranked institutions, many of which have ambitious growth plans as well as places being freed up by falling applications. partial and adult students. They are also warning students who are unhappy with their offers to think hard before deferring and reapplying next year, warning a further increase in UK 18-year-olds next year means application numbers are likely to be even higher and competition larger.