The national rankings of universities in the United Kingdom are published annually. The primary aim of the rankings is to inform potential undergraduate applicants about UK universities based on staff student ratio and results of tests, academic services and facilities expenditure per student and so on.
But, school league table has a bad aspect. First league tables give schools a "perverse" incentive to enroll pupils in easy subjects and rigidly teach the minimum required from each course. It highlights the fact that in spite of rising grades, employers including the Confederation of British Industry have criticized the school system for failing to prepare pupils for the workplace. Using the example of one school from a deprived area, it suggests that heads can engineer a surge up league tables by intensively coaching children in the basic elements of the curriculum to ensure they achieve C grades in core subjects.
Second that cannot give a whole pictures of each schools. For example, graduate prospects show you a snapshot of what graduates go on to do next, but they’re only collected six months after leavinguniversity.
Finally, parents focus solely on the academic section of the tables and wouldn't consider whether the school ethos is good for their children. Just because a university is at the top of a league table doesn’t necessarily mean it’s the right university for you, and equally just because one is towards the bottom of a league table doesn’t mean it isn’t right for you. Certain university courses are well regarded by employers in specific career areas, even though the universities may not feature in the upper reaches of the tables. Falmouth University and Sunderland University are known to produce high achieving graduates in journalism and animation respectively, but there’s little sense of that reflected in league tables.
Looking at league tables shouldn’t be a proxy for undertaking thorough research into things like the course content, modules and how you’ll be assessed. Decide on your priorities. It could be that the content of the course is most important to you, or the distance of the university. Create your own shortlist of courses and universities based on these priorities and use the league tables to sense check what you’ve got on your ‘maybe’ list.
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