How to nail your Clearing phone call
The good news? Universities want to help you find the right course. Helen Mercado, Head of Admissions at the University of Derby, shares her top tips for making that all important phone call. How does a Clearing phone…
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Craven College Celebrates Outstanding Results
Overall, our pass rate was 97.4%, again 3.1% above the national average. Staff and students at Craven College came together to celebrate success at a Results Day breakfast. The event gave students the chance to open…
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Tom builds foundations for bright future in civil engineering
The former Myddelton College pupil is now deciding between the universities of Manchester and Liverpool, where he plans to study Civil Engineering before pursuing a career in the sector. For mum Leanne, his achievements…
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New City College students celebrate outstanding A Level results and exciting next steps
With more than 2,228 A Level entries this year, students across New City College’s sixth form campuses have achieved some excellent individual results, alongside 100% passes in subjects including: Havering Sixth Form…
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Bradford College T Level Students Celebrate Top Results
The College’s T Levels in Early Years and Health also achieved a 100% pass rate, with 88% of Early Years students receiving a Merit or Distinction overall. To mark the success, students, families, lecturers and employers…
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Are the UK's top universities really 'hoovering up' students?
But the biggest increase in acceptances was for the most selective, "higher-tariff" universities – such as those in the Russell Group. Nick Hillman, chief executive of the Higher Education Policy Institute (Hepi), said…
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69% of UK’s Top 100 universities back Level 7 apprenticeships despite £214m government funding blow
The figures come just months after levy funding was withdrawn for most Level 7 apprentices aged over 21, leaving employers with a skills shortage headache in key areas such as engineering, digital, health and…
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Studiosity Integrates the ‘AI Assessment Scale’ (AIAS) to Strengthen AI Assessment Design in HE
Studiosity now uses the well-known framework in its ‘zero cognitive offload’ platform, being used by universities in 15 countries. In a time when AI can ‘give the answers,’ universities deploy Studiosity to grow and…
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“University isn’t the enemy”: South Devon students urged to look closer to home this Results Day
A record 262,820 UK 18-year-olds have been accepted into university or college, up 3% on last year, while UCAS is expecting record numbers to both secure places through Clearing and apply directly through Clearing. But…
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‘We’re seeing lots of people who feel dizzy’: how heatwaves are taking a toll on people’s health and the NHS
"During this summer's five heatwaves I've seen elderly people get light-headed and dizzy and fall down a whole flight of stairs and break multiple bones, purely because of the heat. The last fall down stairs because of…
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