School and college leavers will want universities to “respect and understand” that they faced a “significant” programme to deflate their GCSE grades following Covid-19, the Ucas chief has said.
Jo Saxton, chief executive of the university admissions service, suggested that fewer students who are receiving their post-16 qualification results this summer met the entry requirements for A-level courses two years ago when grading was returned to pre-pandemic levels in England.
