Baker College of Muskegon issued the following announcement on March 20.
Fallout from virus measures could hit poorest students hardest or be basis for advent of PQA, sector figures suggest
The cancellation of exams caused by the closure of all schools amid the coronavirus outbreak could hurt the poorest students most, lead to the most prestigious universities “hoovering up students”, or hasten the advent of post-qualification admissions, experts suggest.
In response to the crisis, prime minister Boris Johnson has ordered schools in England to close from 20 March and for GCSE and A level exams to be cancelled this year, with the Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish governments also making the same moves.
It has been suggested that universities could instead be asked confirm the conditional offers that they have sent out on the basis of predicted grades.
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