With record numbers of people using clearing, it’s now an important and respected route into higher education. More...
Clearing: how to avoid the short straw
Don’t just accept the first course you’re offered. Consider the modules covered and your end goal. More...
GCSE and A-level results: it’s not just the grades that matter
A-level results will soon be out, with more than 300,000 students eagerly waiting to find out if they’ve made the grade. Then come GCSE results, with even more students keen to find out how they’ve done. More...
Going through university clearing? Then make sure you do these four things
Every year, in August, thousands of students in the UK receive their A-level results and discover whether or not they have got the marks needed to take up a place at their chosen university. More...
What to do if you fail your GCSEs
GCSE time is here again, with the annual focus on the success stories: the young person who passed all their subjects despite tragedy or illness, as well as the young people who have gained ten or 11 A* grades. More...
GCSE results 2017: A new grading system and a whole lot of confusion
Just over half a million 16-year-olds in the UK will collect their eagerly awaited GCSE results today – just as they have done for the last quarter of a century. More...
Ninth-Grade Marks as Predictor of College Success
By Scott Jaschik. Study finds that educators can tell quite a bit from the freshman year -- and that colleges may be able to use this information in recruiting. More...
APB : un comité d’éthique encadrera la nouvelle version
Alors que le gouvernement a été mis en demeure par la Cnil au sujet d’APB, la nouvelle version de la plateforme d’orientation sera accompagnée d’un comité d’éthique. Plus...
Fermeture d’APB : ce qu’il va se passer
Jean-Michel Blanquer et Frédérique Vidal l'ont tous deux annoncé : APB, c'est fini. Dès 2018, un nouveau système d'affectation dans le supérieur sera mis en place. La route s'annonce longue, et tous les regards sont déjà tournés vers les discussions en cours. Plus...
Les bacheliers pro, principales « victimes » d’APB
Parmi ces « sans fac », on dénombre seulement 157 bacheliers généraux (issus des filières S, ES et L). L’immense majorité des « victimes » du système APB sont donc issues des filières technologiques et professionnelles. Un problème récurrent qui, alors que les concertations sur l’enseignement supérieur et la nouvelle formule d’APB ont démarré, pose la question de la places des bacheliers professionnels dans l’enseignement supérieur. Plus...