Students set to collect A-level results when courses are available through point deletion after ‘admin blip’ | UK News
Hundreds of thousands of students will receive their A-level results today across England, Wales and Northern Ireland, in the first exams to be held since before the COVID pandemic.
Overall scores are expected to be down from last year, but higher than in 2019.
Summer exams have been canceled in 2020 and 2021 because of the pandemic and students are given grades decided by teachers.
This year’s college race is expected to be one of the most competitive, with nearly 40% of students saying it’s likely to use the clearing system to find a place in a college. course.
Admissions service Ucas admits that universities have been more cautious in making offers.
It added that while it expects record or near-record numbers of students to take their first choice courses, the process will not be “comfortable” for all, with some students member was disappointed.
While some schools and colleges require students to come get their results in person, others publish their results online.
The Department for Education said a record number of students, including those from highly disadvantaged backgrounds, were still expected to start university in September.
Association of Colleges CEO David Hughes said the class of 2022 faced “unprecedented disruption to their education”, while Education Secretary James Cleverly said that every student Collected results they should be proud of.
Courses to undo the slump after the ‘administration blip’
Students who missed out on their first choice of college have been urged not to panic and instead look to teachers for advice and support.
However, the number of courses available to students to delete fell before the results date, with one university blaming an “administrative error”, for showing more than 500 courses when they should not have done so.
Students can use the offset method to see what courses or universities may be available to them if they need an alternative plan.
As of Wednesday morning, a PA news agency snapshot of the UK’s largest higher education providers showed there were 22,685 courses available for students living in the UK, down from 23,280 on Friday.
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The University of Liverpool displayed 529 courses available on Ucas’ website last week but it is understood that this should not be the case and is only an “administrative trail”.
A university spokesman said its university clearing would be for “a small number of high-quality applicants in a wide range of subjects”.
They added: “Ucas removal pages were active for a period of time for pre-qualified applicants, as is the case every year. We removed the pages while we determined which courses were available. available in advance of the results tomorrow, when we will advertise any vacancies.”
The change showed options at Russell Group universities – of which the University of Liverpool is a member – dwindling from last week, with 1,785 courses at 15 of 24 elite campuses as of this morning. Wednesday, compared with 2,358 courses in 17 of them on Friday.
Last year, it was announced that A-level students taking the exam this summer will find out what topics they will be tested on to help them prepare.
