Education UCAS open letter: Students urged to 'consider all options' ahead of A Level results day By Amber Allott Published 5th Aug 2024, 12:56 BST Comment Watch more of our videos on Shots! and live on Freeview channel 276 Visit Shots! now Officials want students to have the ‘best possible experience of transitioning to university’ this year 🎓 The heads of UCAS and Ofqual have written an open letter to A Level students, with results day just around the corner. They have confirmed that the return to pre-pandemic marking and grading arrangements will continue this year. Most applicants will get into their first university choice, they say.

If you don’t - or if you change your mind - there are plenty of options available, with around 30,000 courses in Clearing this year. Top education officials are urging A Level students to consider all of their options this year, as they strive to make sure the path to tertiary education is as easy and flexible as possible for them. Sign up to our daily newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more.

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For secondary school pupils who sat their GCSEs and A Levels in Ma.