News archive for 7th August 2021

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Universities must not pressure students into deferring places, watchdog chief warns - Telegraph Gavin Williamson: Students deserve gold medals… not just A grades after Covid disrupted their lives - The Sun Do not lash out at teachers over children’s grades, parents told - Telegraph Students will know grades before results day - Times Educational Supplement | TES Government warned of exam ‘chaos’ ahead as clearing places at top universities fall by one-third - Independent University world News - 07/08/2021 - University World News Higher education is entrenching limited thinking on climate change - Times Higher Education | THE UCAS Clearing 2021: 10 myths and truths to know on A-level results day - Telegraph Curse of the Covid generation – higher unemployment and lower wages await - Telegraph Class of 2020: 'The reality of being at university during Covid - Telegraph Is a gap year a good idea this year? - Telegraph Advice for parents on A-level results day 2021 – the dos and don'ts - Telegraph Teachers ‘facing student backlash over A-level grades’ - Evening Standard Jeremy Paxman attacks detached parents who educate children at boarding schools - Express Record A-level scores will mean fewer places in university clearing - Observer University offers students £5,000 prize for getting double vaxxed - Metro Labour attacks ‘pitiful’ support for pupils as analysis shows eight weeks of school lost this year - Independent University clearing may be 'much more competitive' this year - Ucas boss - BBC Cash prize jackpot offered for double-jabbed students - BBC Privileged students are more than twice as likely to be turned down by top universities than those from poor backgrounds - Mail Gavin Williamson accused of downplaying his pledge for A-level students to repeat a year amid Covid disruption - PoliticsHome Fears grade inflation could see disadvantaged A-level students "fall through cracks" in scramble for uni places - PoliticsHome Universities can turbo-charge UK innovation policy - Financial Times Getting the first day right: 5 tips for NQTs - UKEdChat A-level results day 2021: a guide to grades, clearing and next steps - Telegraph Higher education to the rescue: only universities can put sufficient pressure on Ofqual to deliver reliable grades - HEPI NASUWT comments on VTQ assessments announcement - NASUWT Edinburgh Napier students gain international study opportunities from substantial new funding - Scotsman Clearing likely to be `more competitive´ for places at top universities - Ucas - Mail Get ready to battle for university places, students told - The Times Times letters: A-level and GCSE results in a difficult year - The Times Exam results week: a survival guide for parents - The Times Universities report record A-level grade acceleration in England and Wales - BBC