According to Geoff Barton, the general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, the new
grading scheme runs the risk of discouraging able students.
Not exact matches
The
scheme will
run for a trial period of five years, and includes
grading distichiasis into three different
grades according to the severity of the condition.
Some companies, for example the large contract catering companies and major hotel chains,
run graduate training
schemes, which usually accept students from a variety of degrees as long as they have a good
grade.
Most large employers
running graduate
schemes and work placements ask for a 2:1 or above and will sometimes specify a certain number of UCAS points or minimum
grades at A-level.
For example, Kent County Council
runs an accountancy trainee
scheme aimed at recent school leavers with at least two A levels and GCSE English and maths at
grade B or above.