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A Level Normality?
As A-level results return to normality, is going to university still worth it?
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A' Level Normality? 2
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Story by Adam Boulton, Sky News commentator 20.08.23
The government wanted this year's A-level results to mark a return to normality after education years blighted by COVID.
As A-level results return to normality, is going to university still worth it? © Other
Barring a few percentage points either way, they've got what they wanted. The statistics are broadly back to where they were in 2019 before the pandemic.
True, the number of A* and A grades was down but the high marks awarded during the teacher assessment years now look like the real anomaly.
A total of 414,940 applicants have got a place at university, four out of five of them at their first choice university.
Ministers and university vice-chancellors have been quick to
True, the number of A* and A grades was down but the high marks awarded during the teacher assessment years now look like the real anomaly.
A total of 414,940 applicants have got a place at university, four out of five of them at their first choice university.
Ministers and university vice-chancellors have been quick to
congratulate those who fell short as well, pointing out that there are plenty of places in clearing, though many times more on traditional university courses than in apprenticeships. So far so familiar.
It would be a mistake however to think that there is not much to see here.
The British university sector is in turmoil and there are a growing number of reasons why school leavers should ask themselves whether it is worth going to university at all.
The government certainly wants you to think twice. Education Secretary Gillian Keegan gushed warm words on results day - she likes to point to her own experience of gaining a degree on day release while working as an apprentice.
The universities minister, Robert Halfon, who no longer has the "U" word in his title, takes the view that a "worthwhile" degree is one that results directly in well-paid employment within fifteen months of graduation.
This summer the government announced plans to cancel courses variously described as "Mickey Mouse", "rip-off" and "low value" which, they say, do not lead to good jobs.
Then there are recruitment agencies. According to Hays, there has been a near doubling - a 90% increase - in the number of businesses stipulating a degree as a prerequisite for job applicants.
It would be a mistake however to think that there is not much to see here.
The British university sector is in turmoil and there are a growing number of reasons why school leavers should ask themselves whether it is worth going to university at all.
The government certainly wants you to think twice. Education Secretary Gillian Keegan gushed warm words on results day - she likes to point to her own experience of gaining a degree on day release while working as an apprentice.
The universities minister, Robert Halfon, who no longer has the "U" word in his title, takes the view that a "worthwhile" degree is one that results directly in well-paid employment within fifteen months of graduation.
This summer the government announced plans to cancel courses variously described as "Mickey Mouse", "rip-off" and "low value" which, they say, do not lead to good jobs.
Then there are recruitment agencies. According to Hays, there has been a near doubling - a 90% increase - in the number of businesses stipulating a degree as a prerequisite for job applicants.