A-Level Results Day 2024 explained

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A-Level Results Day 2024 explained

In 2024, A Level results will be released on 15 August.

A-levels grades will typically available to collect from schools and colleges at around 8am. Although the times will vary from place to place.
All 2024 A-level grades will have been released at 06:00 by each exam board under embargo.

Your school or college should have already told you if it is possible to receive your results out by email or by post.

Following the release of 2024 A-Level results, there will be a window for students who believe their A -Level grade is wrong so they wish to launch an A-level grade 2024 appeal.

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2022 A-Level result trends

That year there was a continuing trend of regional differences in A-Level results

There are disparities in absence rates for the current GCSE exam cohort. Year 11 students in the northern regions missed around 15 per cent of school sessions compared with around 11 per cent in the South.

Some schools leaders have already said they will be wary of promoting their overall results too loudly, given the fact that every school will have experienced the pandemic differently.

 

How will A-Level grade boundaries for 2024 be set?

  • Currently, A-levels in England are graded from A* to E, while GCSEs were changed from letters to a 9-1 system in 2017.
  • The use of teacher-predicted grades last year led to substantial grade inflation. The proportion of A-level students getting an A or above jumping from 25 per cent in 2019 to 38 per cent, with a repitsimilar level of inflation is expeion expected in summer 2021’s A-Level results too.
  • So, it is the DfE who determines whether it’s preferable to return to pre-pandemic A-Level 2022 grading.
  • One A-Levels 2022 option is to reset the A-LEvel grading boudaries. Plus, switch to numerical grade for the 2022 A-Levels. These would then be a similar A-Level grading system to that now in use for GCSEs.
  • Given the grade inflation experienced in recent years, the current alphabetical grades are causing confusion about the value of each grade. He relative value of the same subject’s A-Level grade depends upon the school year students received their results.. Plus, the DfE’s rationale is to tighten A-Level standards.

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A-Level 2021 trends

  • Entries for A-Levels 2021 increase by 2 per cent – from 731,855 in 2020 to 756,230 in 2021.
  • AS entries 2021 decrease Due to the impact of the move in 2015 to decouple AS-levels from A-levels.
  • 53,300 AS-level entries in 2021 which was down 33 per cent from 86,970 in 2020.
  • Since 2017, the number of AS-level entries has fallen by 91 per cent.

2021 A-level geography, 2021 A-Level law and 2021 A-Level computing entries increase

  • Entries to A-level geography rose by 16 per cent this year, with law and computing also seeing rises of 14 and 10 per cent respectively.
  • Psychology and sociology entries have also continued to rise with an increase of 8 per cent each.
  • Economics and business studies entries have both risen by 6 per cent, and religious studies 7 per cent.

 

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Developing good A-Levels study habits

Study skills are individual-specific. What works for someone else might not work for you and vice versa. Importantly you need to practise and develop your own study skills over time. Only then can you increase awareness about how you study and become more confident.

According to The Washington Post, both researchers and experienced educators have found that all too often students don’t have good study habits and skills. Even worse they rely on strategies that don’t work, often at the urging of teachers and parents.

Says Henry Roediger III, a professor of psychology and brain science at Washington University in St. Louis and co-author of the book Make It Stick:

“It is somewhat shocking how many students just don’t know how to do it, which frustrates them and can turn them off to enjoying learning,”.

However, there are some general tips that will help you learn, whatever the situation. Below we provide 10 Top Tips to help you improve your own Study Skills.

 

What are the most important A-Level Study Skills?

  1. Find time to study – If you manage your time badly, inevitably you will be less productive than if you manage it well. This can lead to increased stress and anxiety levels, especially around exam time.
  2. Keep to a routine – Work in the same place at the same time each day. Also, make sure you have everything you need before you start.
  3. Work to your strengths – Schedule challenging tasks for when you are most alert, and routine ones for when you may be feeling more tired.
  4. Don’t waste time – Rather than reading irrelevant material, skim and scan to help you decide if you need to read something critically and in-depth.
  5. Avoid distractions – Related to above. Switch emails and social media off to prevent your mind wandering while trying to learn new information!
  6. Regularly review your notes – Edit out what you don’t need. Ask yourself the question: “Is this information is relevant to my assignment, and how does it relate to what I already know.”
  7. Vary how you to take notes – For example, use Mind Maps and diagrams to generate ideas and linear notes to focus your ideas for essay or report plans.
  8. Be critical – Make sure that you always add your own comment to every concept or quotation that you write down. Maintain a critical and analytical approach at all times!
  9. Plan your work – If writing an assignment produce a detailed plan before you start to write it. This will make the drafting process much less stressful
  10. Understand different styles  – By understanding different writing styles – such as academic, journal and journalistic styles – you can put what you read into perspective. In particular, you can become more aware of any particular.

We hope we’ve answered all your questions regarding when A-Levels Results Day is this year.