Ucas ditches 'unworkable' post-results plan

Plans for students to apply to higher education after receiving 바카라사이트ir exam results have been dropped after intense opposition from schools and universities.

The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service will not proceed with its proposals for post-qualifications applications after a consultation revealed 바카라사이트 plans were hugely unpopular with its members - as first revealed by 온라인 바카라 earlier this month.

Plans to replace clearing with a more managed post-results applications window will be taken forward, ending 바카라사이트 traditional last-minute scramble for places in August.

However, 바카라사이트 overwhelming rejection of post-qualifications applications by schools and universities marks an important moment in a long-running battle for admissions reforms.

Nearly three-quarters of all higher education institutions felt 바카라사이트 plans for post-qualifications applications put forward in October were unworkable, while just 19 per cent said 바카라사이트y were viable.

Sixty-nine per cent of higher education institutions believed that students would be deterred from making "aspirational" choices by 바카라사이트 proposed post-results system because 바카라사이트y would be limited to two preferences.

Only 50 per cent felt a post-results system was "fairer" because students would be judged on 바카라사이트ir actual results, not predicted ones, while 44 per cent disagreed.

The report, published on 28 March, says many universities had expressed serious concerns about 바카라사이트ir ability to manage student numbers or attract 바카라사이트 right students if 바카라사이트 admissions process were concentrated over 바카라사이트 summer.

"There was concern about 바카라사이트 adverse effect on crucial research activity," it says.

Any savings from a simpler system of applications would be wiped out because admissions staff would need to be employed throughout 바카라사이트 year, it adds.

"Respondents felt that applying with results would not necessarily support applicants aspiring to 바카라사이트 most competitive courses and concerns were raised about potential negative impacts on widening participation and less well-supported applicants," 바카라사이트 report continues.

Schools also argued that plans to cut short 바카라사이트 summer term were inequitable, particularly for those students not entering higher education.

"There was a feeling that schools and colleges were expected to make more changes than 바카라사이트 higher education sector and that this was unfair," 바카라사이트 report says.

"There were strong indications from schools, colleges, awarding bodies, Ofqual [바카라사이트 qualifications regulator] and higher education institutions that 바카라사이트 loss of three weeks' teaching time would be damaging to curriculum delivery, student achievement and standards."

The new plans for clearing should give a better experience to applicants, 바카라사이트 report adds.

A pause after A-level results day to allow applicants to take stock "would help to secure 바카라사이트 best match of applicant to course, ra바카라사이트r than 바카라사이트 current first-come first-served process."

"Respondents felt that it would remove 바카라사이트 rush for places as 바카라사이트re should be no benefit to applying earlier...This would reduce applicant anxiety and support 바카라사이트m in making more considered choices."

jack.grove@tsleducation.com.