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			28 August 2020Scapegoats, U-turns, dithering and confusion reign in Westminster It's been another week of scapegoating, dithering and U-turns from the Westminster government.… 
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			21 August 2020A-level results chaos This week has been a grade-A government fiasco . It began with A-level students facing complete chaos . Last week they had received grades… 
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			20 August 2020UCU welcomed the action taken by government to support young people into their first choice university but raised concerns about the likely severe knock-on impact… 
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			20 August 2020Reacting to this year's GCSE results and the postponement of BTEC grades, UCU said that the chaos has harmed students, and that we now need to see a big increase… 
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			18 August 2020The government must step in to support students who have missed out on their first-choice courses and provide financial protections for the higher education sector… 
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			17 August 2020A U-turn from Gavin Williamson on exam results is to be welcomed but he now needs to provide universities with substantial financial support so that they can protect… 
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			14 August 2020A-level chaos and confusion as minister accused of making up policy on the hoof A-level results day was one of chaos and confusion , rather than celebration yesterday.… 
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			13 August 2020Students have spent much of this year working incredibly hard in unprecedented circumstances. School closures have particularly impacted the least affluent, who… 
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			13 August 2020UCU said ministers have to stop trying to pull a rabbit out of the hat to fix the A-levels fiasco The union said ministers should use teacher predictions, as happened… 
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			11 August 2020A U-turn from deputy first minister John Swinney on exam results is to be welcomed and the rest of the UK must now ensure no students miss out because of faulty… 
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