This is the awkward moment when an A-level student hoping for a “couple of Bs” discovers live on national television that he really received a D,D,C.
A-level student Dylan was welcomed on Good Morning Britain by host Pip Thompson as he and his classmates anxiously awaited the release of their results this morning.
Dylan, a student at Wilberforce Sixth Form College in Hull, is questioned just prior to receiving his letter, “What do you desire and what do you want to do?” Dylan responds with optimism, “I’m hoping to see a few Bs.”
When he reads the letter, however, he discovers that he received two Ds and a C. Nonetheless, he admits that he has received an unconditional offer from the university of his choice, stating, “Well, I’ll take it,” before smiling again.
Olivia is shown shedding “happy tears” after receiving three A*s. Olivia informs Ms. Thompson that she needs three As to enter the medical program at Sunderland University.
Olivia, who studies Chemistry, Biology, and Psychology, brightens as she opens her exam results and announces, “I received three A*s.” Later, Olivia becomes overcome with emotion and begins to weep with joy.
Initial numbers from admissions bureau Ucas revealed today that the total number of students accepted onto degree courses in Britain has declined by 2% compared to the same period last year, with 425,830 taking up places so far.
Ucas has previously stated that while it anticipates record or near-record numbers of students to be admitted to their first-choice programs this year, the process will not be “painless” for everyone because some students may be disappointed.
And A-level students are facing misery this morning, as the number of A or A* entries has plummeted by a record 80,000 compared to the previous year. This is the largest drop in top grades ever recorded in the 70-year history of the qualification.
Officials have reined in grade inflation by instituting stricter grading for sixth-formers across the nation, who will receive their results after becoming the first class to take examinations since the outbreak began.
Since 2019, the number of students nervously waiting to discover if they have a university place has increased by 40 percent, with nearly 300,000 still unsure if they will receive their preferred programme – a record high.
According to fresh data from dataHE, the number of students with no offer of a place has climbed by 74% over the same period, to slightly under 28,000. The rise has been fueled by a population boom and a decrease of unconditional offers, making this year’s competition for spots the most intense ever.
This year, according to Ucas, 425,830 university spaces have been confirmed, a decrease of 2% from the same time last year. In 2021, a record 435,430 people from the United Kingdom and abroad had confirmed places.
This year’s total is the second-highest on record and 16,870 more than in 2019. This year, 19% more 18-year-olds in the United Kingdom received a place at either their first or insurance choice university, according to Ucas.
The admissions service noted that the number of students from the most disadvantaged backgrounds receiving course placements increased from 3,500 in 2019 to 6,850 this year. This, according to Ucas, will result in a narrowing of the gap between the most and least advantaged, with the ratio reaching 2.36 in 2019, 2.29 in 2020, and 2.34 in 2021. Chris Hale, interim chief executive officer of Universities UK, cautioned anyone considering delaying their spot in 2023 that it will “continue to be as competitive.”
Students have expressed nervousness about receiving their grades. Amy Bostock, age 18, remarked last night, “The anxiety I have about opening the envelope containing my findings tomorrow is terrible.”
18-year-old Ukrainian student from Cardiff school is admitted to Durham University.
A Ukrainian adolescent attending school in Wales has been accepted to Durham University after getting his A-level results today, while his father fights on the front lines in Ukraine.
Zorian Tytych, age 18, from Kyiv attended Cardiff Sixth Form College for his A-levels while his family stayed in the war-torn country.
Today, the kid received his A-level results in Physics, mathematics, biology, and chemistry, and will now study biology at Durham University.
While his family remained in Ukraine, 18-year-old Zorian Tytych from Kyiv studied for his A-levels at Cardiff Sixth Form College.
While his family remained in Ukraine, 18-year-old Zorian Tytych from Kyiv studied for his A-levels at Cardiff Sixth Form College.
Alongside his studies, Mr. Tytych has volunteered his language services to Cardiff host families who have taken in Ukrainian refugees.
His parents were attorneys before to the outbreak of war, but his father joined the military and is still on the Belarus border front lines. His mother was compelled to flee for a month to Lviv in western Ukraine.
Mr. Tytych stated, “I reside in the western outskirts of Kiev.” Before the war, both of my parents were attorneys. Dad served on the Ukrainian committee for Judicial Reform, elevating matters to European Union standards.
The day after the war began, he enlisted in the military, signing up for territory defence and receiving basic training. He took this action because he desired to safeguard his family and nation.
“As the war has progressed, he has moved on; he has been sent to the military and is currently performing frontline duty. He is currently examining routes, monitoring, communication, and connections between troops and their settlements at the Belarus border.
My cousin is currently stationed near Kherson, where he is in the heart of the fighting and shelling. My uncle is now in the process of enlisting in the army.
“Thinking too deeply about my father would drive me insane with anxiety, yet I am extremely proud of him. I am also aware that he would consider it a disgrace if he did not join the army.
However, I can’t dwell on it too long since it makes me really anxious. My mother was compelled to move to Western Ukraine, where she traveled to Lviv and heard shooting in the adjacent street. A month later, when the Russians withdrew from Kiev, she returned.
In addition to my A-level studies at Cardiff Sixth Form College, I have been helping by visiting the houses of Cardiff residents who have taken in Ukrainian refugees. I am assisting these families by interpreting paperwork, assisting them with daily activities, and being their friend. They require someone with whom they can communicate.
During the summer, Mr. Tytych enrolled in the army’s translator training program.
He said, “The British Army is currently training 10,000 Ukrainian soldiers in the United Kingdom, and they want translators and assistants.” Mica at Cardiff is also doing this with me, and I will be staying with my godmother, who is Ukrainian but lives in London, before starting university.
Principal of Cardiff Sixth Form College, Gareth Collier, remarked, “Zorian has been volunteering locally by assisting Ukrainian families in Cardiff to feel at home by conversing with them and offering translation services, which has greatly alleviated their fears.
‘He accomplished this amid his extremely hectic A-level review time. The host family characterized him as “an example of an exceptional, selfless man who is prepared to assist others in whatever way he can.”
He has been an active member of the school community, and we are thrilled that he will be able to continue his studies in the United Kingdom thanks to his outstanding performance.
It is anticipated that the proportion of A and A* grades granted this year will decrease by over ten percentage points, from 44.8% to 35%.
Officials have imposed the decrease in an effort to restore grades to pre-pandemic levels.
During the pandemic, tests were canceled for two consecutive years, and professors’ generosity was depended upon to determine grades instead.
The goal is to reduce grades over the next two years to 2019 levels, when barely a fifth of students received A and A*. It indicates that this year’s proportion of top grades will be lower than in 2021, but greater than in 2019.
Today, between 40,000 and 60,000 students are expected to fall short of the required grades for their chosen programme, with many needing to choose an alternative.
They will be required to utilize Clearing, the procedure that matches unplaced students with remaining course spots.
Alan Smithers, a professor of education at the University of Buckingham, predicts that this year will see the steepest decline in top grades in history. A decrease of ten points is significant.
Teachers and students may overestimate the grades they will receive. It might be a really challenging day, and the competition will be fierce.’
Mark Corver of dataHE stated, “The number of top grades has risen by almost 160,000 over the past two years, so reversing this trend could result in a record-breaking decline.”
The anticipated marks of students will have been based on their abnormally inflated GCSE teacher evaluations.
The Dean of Education at the University of Buckingham, Barnaby Lenon, stated, ‘Because these A-level students never took GCSEs, it has been difficult to precisely anticipate their A-level results.
Their center-assessed GCSE results were extremely impressive.
Analysis revealed that the number of premier Russell Group university courses available in Clearing decreased to 22,685 from 23,280 previous week.
Following a “administrative hiccup,” Liverpool removed more than 500 courses, and Birmingham displayed 10 less.
There were also concerns that schools inquiring about A-level results from the exam board AQA today may experience delays due to a strike over wages.
According to the organizers, 180 employees are walking off the job, including those in customer service who would ordinarily receive calls from managers regarding noting and locating lost papers.
However, AQA has denied that its activities have been affected in any way.
Today, the Education Secretary stated that the “majority” of students will receive their first-choice university placement and will not be displaced by a postponed cohort.
James Cleverly was asked by BBC Breakfast if deferred applications will boost competition for university places. He responded, “We need remember that the number of courses has increased, and while the number of 18-year-olds has increased, so has the number of university courses.”
‘Of course, pupils are competing mostly with others who also took exams this year. The amount of deferrals as a proportion of total applications is extremely low, approximately 6.5% from memory.
Therefore, the vast majority of available positions will go to students who have taken tests this year.
With the return of exams, Mr. Cleverly noted a “tighter set of results than last year,” but added, “We must remember that the vast majority of students will likely be admitted to their first-choice university, which is fantastic news.”
Yesterday, he also stated that institutions are justified in providing preference to impoverished students for admission.
Mr. Cleverly told The Daily Telegraph that he was “not uneasy” with universities utilizing students’ origins as a factor in admissions decisions.
He stated that it may be ‘harder’ for some kids to earn high grades than for those from different schools or backgrounds.
Mr. Cleverly continued, “Each and every student receiving their results today should be proud of their accomplishments.
Despite the anxiety that people will feel upon receiving their results, I want to reassure them that there has never been a wider variety of opportunities accessible.
This year’s grades are intended to indicate a midpoint between 2021, when students were last evaluated by their teachers, and 2019.
According to the Department of Education, record numbers of students, including large numbers of underprivileged students, are projected to enroll in college in September.
“No space for complacency” when it comes to increasing the number of black students at Oxbridge.
A pioneer in diversity and inclusion has warned that there is no room for complacency in ensuring that black students are well-represented at Oxbridge in the wake of the pandemic.
Black The effects of the coronavirus outbreak have had a disproportionately negative impact on students in grade 12, according to the originator of the Target Oxbridge curriculum.
Naomi Kellman stated that younger students aspiring to attend the premier colleges of the United Kingdom in the coming years may face comparable obstacles, having experienced educational upheaval and its repercussions.
Target Oxbridge stated that it had assisted over 350 students of black origin in securing Oxbridge offers, “helping to change the narrative about who belongs at the universities of Oxford and Cambridge.”
The program, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary, stated that it is “pleased to have contributed to such a dramatic difference” in the levels of representation at the two colleges.
Target Oxbridge stated that when the program was initiated, black African and Caribbean students comprised approximately 1% of UK-based Oxbridge students despite comprising 5% of the A-level population.
4 percent of UK-domiciled black students were accepted to Oxbridge in 2021, according to Target Oxbridge, and over a quarter (24 percent) of the black students accepted to the two universities were alumni of the program.
The percentage of UK undergraduates of black African or black Caribbean descent admitted to Oxford climbed from 1.9% in 2017 to 3.5% in 2018, while Cambridge admitted 128 UK black undergraduates in 2018, up from 26 in 2011.
Ms. Kellman applauded the achievements but stated that efforts must continue, particularly over the next few years as the pandemic’s repercussions continue to be seen.
This year, 60 offers were extended to Target Oxbridge participants, compared to 74 last year.
Tom Levinson, Cambridge’s director of widening participation, stated that the university’s efforts to boost representation are “far from complete.”
A representative for the University of Oxford stated that efforts are underway to guarantee that the most academically talented students in the country wish to attend Oxford and have an equal chance of admission.
David Hughes, chief executive officer of the Association of Colleges, stated that the outcomes will be a credit to students’ perseverance and hard work, as well as their teachers’ efforts.
He continued, “As a result of the pandemic, many students in the class of 2022 have never taken a public exam before.
Therefore, their accomplishments are a credit to their perseverance and hard work over this period, as well as their exceptional teachers and support staff who helped them achieve success.
The school leaders’ association NAHT also praised students for their “resilient and tenacious” approach to overcoming obstacles.
Paul Whiteman, general secretary of the union, stated, ‘Throughout their studies, they have endured significant disruption owing to Covid and have worked diligently with the assistance of their school to achieve today’s achievements.
Many pupils receiving their results today will have taken their first formal national examinations.
Russell Hobby, chief executive officer of Teach First, stated that it is a’sad truth’ that people who do not obtain grades commensurate with their full ability are disproportionately from disadvantaged backgrounds and that the attainment gap in this country remains ‘glaring’.
Today, around one thousand pupils in England will receive their first T-level results.
The certifications, which are roughly equivalent to three A-levels, provide students with practical, knowledge-based education and on-the-job training.
Mr. Cleverly reassured pupils that, regardless of their grades, “there has never been a greater variety of opportunities accessible.”
As they prepare for their next steps, students have access to a variety of fascinating opportunities, including world-class colleges, high-quality apprenticeships, and the workforce.
It is estimated that around 40 percent of students will use the clearance method to enroll in a course.
This week, Ucas chief executive Clare Marchant stated that government departments and authorities are “trying to ensure that all of our social media messages provides students with support.”
Since January, Childline’s counselling sessions on exam result anxiety have increased each month compared to the same period in 2020/21, with the highest number in June.
The director of the organisation, Shaun Friel, stated, ‘Children have had to deal with a great deal as a result of the epidemic, so it’s not surprising that, with exams returning to normal for the first time this year, anxiety levels are rising.
“We hear from a large number of students who are anxious about their grades, and it’s vital that they know there is someone who will listen to their concerns. This may be a teacher, a vocational counselor, a parent, a caregiver, or Childline.’
In the meantime, AQA employees are participating in strike action over the next few days and next week, when GCSE results are scheduled to be released.
AQA stated that it had “strong contingency preparations in place to guarantee that industrial action has no impact on results” in response to Unison’s claim that the action is part of a long-running conflict about wages and threats to dismiss and rehire employees.