Minimum grades requirement for any uni...

[Miljah]

I am 100% sure this must have been covered already- if so, can anyone link?

My query is- how far did a govt recommendation that students need to get a minimum number of UCAS points to be allowed into uni, go?

It wasn't a government recommendation. Limiting funding to students with a minimum of three Ds at A-level (rich kids with lower grades would still be able to go) was a proposal under consideration by the Augar review but not included in the final recommendations: www.hepi.ac.uk/2019/05/30/four-ways-the-augar-review-impacts-on-widening-participation-in-higher-education/
There's still no indication of how many of Augar's recommendations will be adopted as policy.

Thanks. I would doubt that the government would set minimum grades, though, because that would raise the prospect of angry parents demanding to know where their low graded DC could go, post 18, given the dire state of funding for any option that isn't uni.

Sadly, this state of affairs has resulted in a lot of DC being at uni who are wasting their time and often, tax payers' money, given that a lot of these low-grade-entry degrees will never result in >£25k incomes.

But with the ever present risk that the £25k might, at any time, be scrapped....

I feel the lowest tariff courses should be re purposed as HND (+) as they used to be. So two years with either a degree available on top (usually an extra two years) or the lower tariff courses should be altered to foundation as mandatory then degree on top. I prefer the old HND route because that was a great qualification and left the door open for further study to degree level. It could also be great prep for an apprenticeship.

My daughter started Scottish Highers in Edinburgh from 2018 till now she was with a family member from August 218-August 2019.
My daughter has completed S5 Scottish Highers in English, Drama, Media studies , Urdu and Chinese and for S6 she is taking advance Higher Drama ,French, Urdu.
Any recommendations for schools in London where she doesn’t have to repeat a year. Thanks

@ZBeg you need to start your own thread.

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Sadly, this state of affairs has resulted in a lot of DC being at uni who are wasting their time and often, tax payers' money, given that a lot of these low-grade-entry degrees will never result in >£25k incomes.’

Except the fact that a well educated population is good for society as a whole even if the individual doesn’t pay back their loan.

I think they should be more Foundation years. I did one because I'm a mature student. If you don't do well at Foundation you shouldn't be able to continue. I did really badly at A Level but I'm doing well at university.

Any recommendations for schools in London where she doesn’t have to repeat a year. Thanks

Do you mean, which will accept her into year 13 (the terminal year of A level courses, unless circumstances have forced a repetition of year 12), to take A levels in those subjects in May / June 2020? Is there any overlap in the texts studied between the Higher / AH syllabus and any of the English exam boards?

Possibly her best option without applying to start again in year 12 (and finding a school that both offers Urdu A level and can timetable the three subjects) would be a private college. Is there no way that she can stay on in Edinburgh to complete her course?

Except the fact that a well educated population is good for society as a whole even if the individual doesn’t pay back their loan.
Define well educated....
Is this worth £50k of taxpayers money (as they will never repay their loans)
www.solent.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/business-information-technology-bsc
look at the UCAS requirement

One of DDs friends has just started at Bangor with 40 ucas points - so even lower than the 72 quoted at Solent.