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University application fees for care leavers to be scrapped by Ucas

Those who have been in care who are applying to start university in autumn 2027 will have the fee waived

The Independent UK

A-level top grades in England reach record high outside of Covid years – as it happened

Proportion of A*, A, B or C grades outstrip all but pandemic era in England, with similar picture in Northern Ireland and Wales

The Guardian - UK

Gen Z given lessons on how to take phone calls to prepare for clearing

Teachers have role-played and carried out mock interviews and calls with teenagers

The Independent UK

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Students will want universities to ‘understand context’ over grades – Ucas chief

Fewer students who are receiving their post-16 results this summer met the entry requirements for A-level courses two years ago, Ucas’s boss suggests.

Evening Standard

A-level and GCSE results are being released. Here’s what to expect

Hundreds of thousands of pupils are about to discover their results

The Independent UK

What can students expect from this summer’s exam results?

Pupils in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will receive their A-level results on Thursday.

Evening Standard

Phillipson vows to tackle ‘thorny’ challenge facing white working-class pupils

The Education Secretary has called it is a ‘national disgrace’ that so many young people do not get what they need to progress after leaving school.

Evening Standard

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Universities ‘keen’ to offer places on courses even if students miss grades

Universities have been warning of financial pressures due to uncertainty about the recruitment of overseas students.

The Independent UK

Universities ‘keen’ to offer places to students even if they miss grades

It comes as a record number of students are expected to have been successful in securing their first-choice university

The Independent UK

Number of mature students applying for university courses in UK plummets

The Royal College of Nursing has called on the Government to address the ‘workforce crisis’ and urgently launch a student recruitment campaign.

Evening Standard

Fewer 18-year-olds from UK apply to most selective universities and courses

The number of applicants for medicine courses has fallen to the lowest point since 2020, Ucas figures show.

The Independent UK

Number of Turkish students seeking UK university place jumps 37%

But international applications to nursing courses have fallen once again, prompting concerns about the development of the workforce

Evening Standard

Top GCSE results fall in return to pre-Covid grading system

Around 203,000 fewer top GCSE grades were awarded in England, Wales and Northern Ireland compared to last year.

The Independent UK

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

Some 73,000 fewer top A-level grades were awarded in England, Wales and Northern Ireland than last year, exams boards said.

The Independent UK

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The Independent UK

Exam results must return to normal so qualifications ‘carry credibility’ – Gibb

There is an ‘expectation’ exam aids given to students in some GCSE subjects this summer will not be in place next year, the schools minister said.

The Independent UK

Assessing pupils under exam conditions avoids plagiarism in age of AI – minister

The ‘dangers’ ‘of generative artificial intelligence in education need to be addressed, the schools minister has said.

The Independent UK

School leavers face competition for university places amid population growth

Students have been told to ‘thoroughly consider’ all options available ahead of A-level results day next month.

The Independent UK

British Sign Language GCSE one step closer as Government launches consultation

The Department for Education is aiming for the new qualification to be taught in schools from September 2025.

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Wales Online

Some Covid measures stay in place as GCSEs and A Levels begin

Ofqual says some 'protections' remain in place

The Independent UK

England’s exam results to return to pre-pandemic levels as modifications removed

Students in England have not been given advance information about the topics they were likely to be tested on – as they had during Covid.

Wales Online

Parents and schools warned GCSE and A Level results in England will plunge in 2023

Head of Ofqual in bombshell letter to school head teachers saying many students will get lower grades than they hope for as marking returning to pre pandemic rules

Nottingham Post

ChatGPT warning to schools over amid fears over use in coursework

A think tank has said "the advent of ChatGPT is a significant threat to the integrity of formal assessments"

The Independent UK

Coursework ‘will deliver less trustworthy grades than exams’ in age of ChatGPT

Detecting whether a student’s work is their own has now become ‘a virtually impossible task’ for teachers and exam boards, think tank says.

Wales Online

Fears over ChatGPT could see pupils doing coursework under exam conditions

However Ofqual’s chief regulator said 'we’re not seeing the end of desks and pens and paper anytime soon'

The Independent UK

Pupils should do coursework under exam conditions amid ChatGPT fears, heads told

The examined approach is ‘more important than ever because you’ve got that integrity of whose work it is’, Ofqual’s chief regulator said.

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