A-levels: Is the university intake of 2023 'the unluckiest year'?

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Students waiting for their A-level results this year are the 'unluckiest cohort' in recent years, according to an education expert.

Students waiting for their A-level results this year are the"unluckiest cohort" in recent years, according to an education expert.

Pandemic disruption, rising grade boundaries, and a larger-than-average number of people applying for university places have all put pressure on A-level grades. On the Sky News Daily, Niall Paterson speaks to Grace Brookes, who picks up her A-level results on Thursday, about the challenges she's faced since the pandemic.

The vice-chancellor of Sheffield Hallam University, Chris Husbands, explains the pressures on universities themselves, and Professor of Social Mobility, Lee Elliot Major, explains why he believes the 2023 intake are the unluckiest in a generation.David Chipakupaku - podcast promotion producer

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