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Student loans should be taught in school maths lessons, Ucas boss says

Calls for student loan finance to feature on GCSE maths curriculum after recent backlash over system

The Independent UK · Aug 10

University application fees for care leavers to be scrapped by Ucas

Those who have been in care who are applying to start university in autumn 2027 will have the fee waived

The Independent UK · Jan 22

A-level top grades in England reach record high outside of Covid years – as it happened

Proportion of A*, A, B or C grades outstrip all but pandemic era in England, with similar picture in Northern Ireland and Wales

The Guardian - UK · Aug 14, 2025

Phillipson vows to tackle ‘thorny’ challenge facing white working-class pupils

The Education Secretary has called it is a ‘national disgrace’ that so many young people do not get what they need to progress after leaving school.

Evening Standard · Aug 10, 2025

Universities ‘keen’ to offer places on courses even if students miss grades

Universities have been warning of financial pressures due to uncertainty about the recruitment of overseas students.

The Independent UK · Aug 6, 2025

Universities ‘keen’ to offer places to students even if they miss grades

It comes as a record number of students are expected to have been successful in securing their first-choice university

The Independent UK · Aug 6, 2025

Number of mature students applying for university courses in UK plummets

The Royal College of Nursing has called on the Government to address the ‘workforce crisis’ and urgently launch a student recruitment campaign.

Evening Standard · Feb 13, 2025

Fewer 18-year-olds from UK apply to most selective universities and courses

The number of applicants for medicine courses has fallen to the lowest point since 2020, Ucas figures show.

The Independent UK · Nov 7, 2024

Number of Turkish students seeking UK university place jumps 37%

But international applications to nursing courses have fallen once again, prompting concerns about the development of the workforce

Evening Standard · Feb 15, 2024

Top GCSE results fall in return to pre-Covid grading system

Around 203,000 fewer top GCSE grades were awarded in England, Wales and Northern Ireland compared to last year.

The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2023