This cohort could face greater disappointment as their inflated GCSE results could leave them with higher expectations, sector leaders say,
School leavers across the country are waking up to their A-level results in a year when ministers in England are aiming to restore pre-pandemic grades.
In England, exams regulator Ofqual has said this year’s A-level results will be lower than last year – but they are expected to be similar to those in 2019. Leaders in the education sector have warned that this cohort could face greater disappointment on A-level results day as they may have higher expectations after receiving record high GCSE results in 2021.
“Whereas we will always see some disappointment on results day, that disappointment might be intensified if those young people feel that actually the kind of grades they were getting through the year and on their Ucas reference from the school reflected something higher than in reality they could be getting [on Thursday],” he said.
Nick Hillman, director of the Higher Education Policy Institute , told PA: “For me, the biggest concerns are likely to be around people who get less good results than they expected and who may then miss their firm offer and possibly also their insurance offer. A similar analysis last year, carried out the day before A-level results day, showed there were 22,685 courses with vacancies on the clearing site – which is slightly more than the number available this year.
Students in England have faced some level of disruption to their schooling due to Covid-19, as well as a series of teacher strikes since February this year. “Universities should consider the disruption different young people have faced when confirming places on the back of A-level results.”
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