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More A-level students will need A* to get into top universities

Hundreds more teenagers will have to achieve the elite A* grade at A-level this year to stand a chance of winning a place at a top university, reported the Guardian newspaper on January 25th. Several universities have raised requirements for their degree courses this year, meaning a string of straight-A grades is no longer enough to secure a place. For the first time, students applying to some courses at Bristol, Exeter and Sussex universities could be asked to achieve an A*. University College London (UCL), Imperial College London and the University of Warwick have increased the number of courses requiring the top grade.

The full report from the Guardian can be found here [opens external link to the Guardian online]

The English Association has already commented on the introduction of the A* grade in the Summer Newsletter - click here to see the article.