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A*ienating students

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Warwick Boar
Submitted by editor on Mon, 25/02/2008 - 16:30
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Warwick Boar

By: Rachael Church

A warning has been issued from a group which represents universities including Warwick, Durham and York about the proposed new A* grades for A-level students. In a report into the impact of school qualification reforms on university admissions, the 1994 Group warns that the A*, “could disrupt efforts to make the undergraduate population in research-intensive universities more socially inclusive”.

Why, why, why diplomas?

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Submitted by Hayley Smyth on Thu, 21/02/2008 - 12:31
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The government believes that the new diploma system could spell the end for A-Levels. But it's not popular with everyone. In particular, university admissions tutors have their reservations. So what does the diploma mean for school-leavers?