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Universities confident students will make grade, says Ucas

Caution from universities in making offers ahead of A-level results day suggests they are confident students will make the grade, Ucas has said in the run-up to what could be one of the most competitive years for courses. Some UK universities had ...

14 Aug 2022 at 13:00

Slump in nursing course acceptances will worsen staffing crisis – union boss

A slump in acceptances on nursing degrees this year will worsen the staffing crisis in health and social care, a union leader has warned. Royal College of Nursing chief Pat Cullen said figures released by Ucas on Thursday showing 1,560 fewer ...

18 Aug 2022 at 14:33

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Record student numbers in clearing five days after A-level results

The number of teenagers in clearing still looking for higher education courses remains at a record high, five days on from A-level results being published. A total of 43,590 18-year-olds residing in the UK were marked as “free to be placed ...

23 Aug 2022 at 15:33

Record high for UK students in clearing five days after A-Level results

The number of UK-based teenagers in clearing still looking for higher education courses remains at a record high, five days on from A-level results being published. A total of 43,590 18-year-olds residing in the UK were marked as “free to ...

23 Aug 2022 at 13:41

A-level results day will not be ‘pain-free’, Ucas chief warns

The return to post-pandemic exam arrangements means A-level results day will not be a “pain-free” experience for students, the head of the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (Ucas) has warned. This year’s race for university ...

15 Aug 2022 at 14:46

Oxbridge ‘less flexible’ amid A-level grade inflation crackdown

Oxbridge colleges are “less flexible” this year with regard to admitting the brightest school leavers, a headteacher at one of the country’s leading academy chains has said. Alison Downey, principal of Ark Putney Academy in ...

18 Aug 2022 at 15:47

Higher university offer rates for disadvantaged teenagers ‘make system fairer’

Using data on a student’s background to give university places is about making “the existing system fairer”, a social mobility charity said, as figures showed offer rates are higher this year for pupils from areas with the ...

16 Aug 2022 at 14:15

UK students in clearing for university place at highest level in decade

More than 50,000 UK-based students were in clearing trying to get places on higher education courses a day after A-level exam results were released, figures show. This year’s number is the highest since at least 2013, and ...

19 Aug 2022 at 16:00

First ever T-level students receive results

Students have received their T-level results for the first time ever. The qualifications, which are broadly equivalent to three A-levels, offer students practical and knowledge-based learning at a school or college and ...

18 Aug 2022 at 11:42

Students accepted on UK degree courses down on 2021 but second highest on record

The number of students accepted on to UK degree courses has fallen this year, Ucas figures show. A total of 425,830 people have had places confirmed – down 2% on the same point last year, according to data published ...

18 Aug 2022 at 18:21

Education Secretary backs efforts to make university system fairer

The Education Secretary gave his backing to the use of data on a student’s background to determine university places. Figures published this week showed offer rates are higher this year for pupils from areas with ...

17 Aug 2022 at 23:08

Exam board apologises to students still wating for BTec results

A BTec exam board has said it is “very sorry” that some students are still waiting for their results two days after they were due, leaving them unable to confirm university places. Hundreds of thousands of ...

20 Aug 2022 at 22:48

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