ACME response to the UCAS proposal to introduce a new UCAS Tariff
16 May 2014
ACME has provided feedback to UCAS on the proposals
for the introduction of a new Tariff system. The UCAS
Tariff system is a comparison tool for qualifications, used to
support admissions to higher education.
In its response ACME
notes that the mathematics landscape post-16 differs significantly
from that of other subjects, in that students can take a range
of options including AS/A level Mathematics and Further
Mathematics and now
'Core Maths'. ACME makes the case for AS Further Mathematics
being recognised as 50% of an A level in Tariff points, rather than
the proposed 40%.
In relation to 'Core Maths', if the qualifications that awarding
organisations submit to the Tariff Advisory Group are of
similar size to AS qualifications, it is essential that
they carry the equivalent UCAS Tariff points to an AS.
The ACME response can be found here.