The authors say: “This report does not prove that the degree classification system is flawed, but it certainly raises questions that need to be addressed.” They note that 60.9 per cent of students of physical sciences at Plymouth University receive a 2:1 or first-class degree for working 20 hours a week.

At Cambridge, where students may have twice the A-level points, they work 45 hours a week for the same class of degree.   more »

Although the title sounds exclusively Classical, the piece is about the entrance interview at Cambridge. Worth reading, for any teacher advising Oxbridge hopefuls.   more »