The number of students dropping out of university has risen as teacher assessed pandemic grades inflated the rate of top grades, it has been warned.
Dr Ben Calvert, vice-chancellor of the University of South Wales, told The Telegraph the number of students returning to the 2022-2023 academic year dropped by 6.1%.
He suggested students are quitting because they are failing exams – and in some cases are not even handing in their work.
University staff were alerted of the issue in an email which reportedly read: ‘We know that the suspension of A-level examinations and the so-called grade inflation from A-levels and other qualifications has had an impact.
