A-levels 'record plunge' causes clearing frenzy

<p><a href="https://www.standard.co.uk/news/education/a-levels-results-day-latest-2023-clearing-pass-fail-rates-grade-inflation-b1101183.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Top grades plunge by record 25% as pre-pandemic grading standards return.</a> 2023 A-levels cohort called ‘the unluckiest year’. Approximately 19,000 expected to secure their place through clearing. Our <a href="https://www.standard.co.uk/author/anna-davis" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Education Editor Anna Davis</a> examines the drop in top grades this year, and whether the return to pre-pandemic grading came at the right time. In this episode:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>What does the return to ‘pre-pandemic grading’ mean?</li><li>Should the change have happened this early?</li><li>Why Education Minister Gillian Keegan said we need to ‘protect the value’ of grades&nbsp;</li><li>Are we expecting a ‘clearing frenzy’?</li><li>Why next year’s cohort face even tougher exams</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Follow us<a href="https://twitter.com/EveningStandard" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> on Twitter</a> or<a href="https://www.threads.net/@evening.standard" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> on Threads</a>.</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>