Parents of pupils criticised the 'unfair' return back to pre-pandemic grading as one union insisted it had wanted a further year of transition. But experts said students had faced disruption from Covid-19 and the cost-of-living crisis.
Students in England , Wales and Northern Ireland are bracing for outcomes which could determine whether they go on to study A-levels, BTEC's or apprenticeships.
The Office for National Statistics estimates the population of 16-year-olds in England has risen by 34,595 – or 5.2 per cent – from 663,078 in 2023 to 697,673 this year. The AoC, which represents vocational colleges as well as sixth forms, is calling for more Government funding to open up additional places.
Professor Alan Smithers predicted UK-wide top grades at 7-9 could fall by up to 71,000 if all three countries return to 2019 grading levels.However, he suggested we could see an increase in top grades instead, if there is a repeat of A-level day, when results reached a surprise record high for non-Covid times.
She said: 'I think some of that is representative of some of the anxiety that young people are facing as a result of what they've gone through over the past few years.
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