A-level results spur accountancy firms to embrace school leavers

School leavers across the UK have received their A-level results and accounting firms are more prepared than ever for the rising number of apprenticeship-seekers.

UCAS figures show that there has been a 1% fall in university acceptance from 2018 to 2019, with A-level scores falling across the board. Only 25.5% of UK entries received an A or A*, according to the Joint Council for Qualifications—the lowest percentage since 2007.

Read more at the Accountancy Age.