ChalkFace published an article earlier this week discussing the possible cap on university admission places in the UK as a result of the Corona virus and associated exam cancellations. Here is an article from The Guardian worried about the possible implications of such a cap.
School leaders are urging the government to ensure A-level students who have had their exams cancelled this summer because of the Covid-19 crisis do not face further disadvantage by losing university places because of a cap on student numbers.
The warning came after the Guardian revealed that strict limits on the number of students each university in England can recruit are likely to be imposed by the government to create more stability and avoid an admissions free-for-all as the sector struggles to mitigate the impact of the pandemic.
A government source said each university would face limits on the number of UK and EU undergraduates it could admit for the academic year starting in September – the first such limit since the student numbers cap was scrapped in 2015.
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