In this guide you’ll find out how GCSE and A-level grade boundaries are set, why they change from year to year and what it means for your students in 2024.
“For professional degrees such as teaching or medicine, the minimum grade is often a 5. When students apply to university, they are still months away from sitting terminal IB and A Level exams, so the I/GCSE grades are a very clear and ratified piece of evidence of a student’s academic...
Each course has its own entry requirements, which can be found on the relevant section of the course pages. The university’s general entry policy requires applicants to have: A good level of literacy and numeracy; GCSE grade 4 (C) or above in Maths and English Language or suitable ...
Clearing is then open until the 21st October at 6pm, but places are only available until the course is filled, so best not to wait! Clearing Courses 2024 How can I prepare for Clearing? Unfortunately, no one can be certain about how Results Day will go. You may achieve the grades you...
Be prepared.Have UCAS Personal ID, exam results, GCSE subjects and grades to hand. Note down important questions:University admissions teams will ask students some questions about A Level subjects and grades. Consider the offer:Ask how long the offer is guaranteed for and what happens next. UEA...
Students up and down the country are getting their GCSE results on Thursday. Emotions can run high as pupils open their envelopes, with some passing with flying colours and others not seeing the grades they expected. Read more: Top GCSE grades fall ...
Work through your exercises as they are assigned, rather than doing them at the last possible minute. Exercises do little good if they don’t have time to sink in.Finally,find the best time of day to do your studying.Don’t do it when you have many other things on your mind or when...
Like most other course requirements, you'll need at least a C or 4 in English and Maths GCSEs. They may also expect you to have strong GCSE grades for Science here too. International Baccalaureate You'll need a minimum grade of 5 or 6 for each Higher Level, including Maths and a spec...
Children who avoid all work are at risk of long-term poverty, which can manifest in all manners of mental and physical health problems. At the other end of the scale, there are young people who work all the time, striving for those top grades at any cost, who are at risk of mental ...
The median is one of three ways we can find the center of a group of numbers. We call this finding the center 'measuring central tendency.' Mean, median, and mode are the three most popular ways to do this. You can think of the median as the middleman of a group of numbers. It'...