When do as results come out

This could then lead to better grades at A level. Your AS Level results could also help shape the predicted grades your teachers will submit as part of your university application. Read through the course content and consider the academic demands of each A level course before making a final decision.

You should also ask for advice from your teachers, parents and friends whether they believe AS Levels will benefit you and help you land a place at university if this is what you'd like to do. Universities are increasingly looking at more than just grades and academic achievement, too, when it comes to assessing applications, and will take into account your references, your personal statement and, for certain degrees, portfolios of work, interviews and assessments.

They want to know how passionate you are about studying a certain subject, if you have any relevant experience, and what your plans are for the future. This has to be done through your school or college — you can not make a request yourself directly to the exam board. Speak to your subject tutor either on or shortly after results day, and see what they have to say. If they agree re-sitting a paper is worthwhile, then they will submit you for a resit in the summer. Our first piece of advice if you are in this situation is to at least carry on with all the subjects that are required for your degree entry.

If you have applied to study Physics at university for example, you may have been asked to hold an A2 in both Physics and Mathematics. This helps you to narrow down your choices by 1 or 2 subjects. However, if your degree does not require you to hold A levels in any particular subject s , then the decision becomes a little more difficult. We recommend you think about the subjects you actually enjoy studying — is there a subject you took just because you thought it might be interesting?

Or felt pressured into taking it? If you are studying for 4 or more A levels, and are enjoying all of them, it may be tempting to carry on with all of them to A2. Remember that subjects become harder at A2 level, and will require more input and effort than at AS. Many students who have taken 4 or more A2 levels have found it stressful, and some wish they had only taken 3 when they received their results and realised they had achieved lower grades than expected in 1 or 2 of their subjects.

So think about this carefully before taking the plunge — as well as all the extra work you will have to do compared to just doing 3 A2 levels, consider the impact it will have on your social life and hobbies over the next 12 months. Take a look at your AS grades and your individual module marks — are you likely to average the required grade after the A2 exams? The Department for Education and England's exams regulator Ofqual announced teachers could draw on a range of evidence when determining grades.

This includes mock exams, coursework or other work completed as part of a pupil's course, such as essays or in-class tests. Pupils were only be assessed on what they had been taught after months of school and college closures. This year's teacher-determined grade system replaced last year's disaster computer algorithm which sparked fury over unfairly low marks.

Some universities and courses make offers for places based on the total number of points you earn. Each grade a student receives in a post qualification is worth a certain number of UCAS Tariff points. Usually A level results are released in mid-to-late August. But this year the date has been brought forward to allow students more time to appeal any results. The grade they receive will be based on school assessments — which includes everything from mock exams to coursework and essays or in-class tests.

With the government cancelling all school exams due to the disruption caused by numerous lockdowns during the pandemic. Our Student Guide to Awarding Summer tells students what they need to know about how grades will be awarded this summer.

Yes, some schools are allowing students to collect their A level results online this year because of the pandemic. Those that go into school to collect their results will be handed an envelope.

This will contain a slip which will detail their overall mark and grade for each subject.