A-level results to be released for thousands of students

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Update:
Date: 06:53 BST
Title: Any last minute questions? Get in touch
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Update:
Date: 06:45 BST
Title: More students to bag first uni choice even if they miss grades - Ucas head
Content: Hazel ShearingEducation correspondent
A record number of 18-year-olds are likely to get into their first choice of university this year, the head of Ucas has said - even if they narrowly miss their grades.
Dr Jo Saxton says universities are keen to enrol UK undergraduates due to more "uncertainty" around international student numbers.
She says they will "quite possibly" accept students who do not meet the conditions of their offer, adding that domestic students offered universities "stability" for "financial planning".
Update:
Date: 06:39 BST
Title: What can students expect this year?
Content: In 2024, more than one in four (27.8%) of UK A-level entries were awarded an A or A* grade. This year is broadly expected to be similar.
It was the highest proportion of entries scoring top grades after years of flux as a result of the Covid pandemic - and up from 27.2% in 2023.
In 2019, the last set of summer exams before the pandemic, 25.4% of entries were awarded A or A* grades.
The pandemic led to an increase in top A-level and GCSE grades in 2020 and 2021, with results based on teacher assessments instead of exams.
The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (Ucas) is also predicting that a record number of 18-year-olds will get into their first choice of university - more on that in the next post.
Update:
Date: 06:27 BST
Title: What can you do to get ahead?
Content: Results don't come out until 08:00, but here are a few things you could be doing while you wait:
Update:
Date: 06:19 BST
Title: Your guide to the day, in 50 words
Content: Here are the key timings for today:
08:00: Results are released
08:15: University acceptance status should be available to view in Ucas
09:30: We'll get a picture of national results, as well as information from the Department for Education on T-levels
13:00: Students in clearing can pick their choices on the Ucas website
Update:
Date: 06:16 BST
Title: It's the final countdown
Content: Imogen JamesLive reporter
In just under two hours, thousands of you in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will be opening A-level, T-level, BTec and other Level 3 course results.
It's a big day, yes. And while they can help guide you into the next stage of life - whether that be the world of work, further education or something else entirely - it's important to remember that these results don't define you.
I remember getting my results almost 10 years ago now. The fear was vivid, but I think I turned out all right.
Here's how the morning will go:
Deep breaths. We'll be with you the whole way. We've got reporters in schools around the country speaking to students as they learn their results.
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