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SQA overhaul delayed while ministers consider exams review

Now is not the time to introduce legislation to replace the Scottish Qualifications Authority, the Education Secretary has said. Jenny Gilruth said the planned overhaul of the exams body and Education Scotland will be delayed until at least the next ...

22 Jun 2023 at 16:34

Scotland

SQA staff endured ‘uncertainty’ over jobs amid exam reform plans, MSPs told

Qualifications staff were left facing “uncertainty” for five to six months before ministers confirmed there would be no redundancies amid plans to replace the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA), MSPs have heard. SQA chief executive Fiona ...

13 Sept 2023 at 13:09

Scotland

Minister accused of ducking ‘big questions’ on exam reform

Scotland’s Education Secretary has been accused of ducking “the big questions” as a debate on qualification reform was pushed to the new year. Jenny Gilruth delivered a ministerial statement in Holyrood on Tuesday which marked the launch of ...

07 Nov 2023 at 16:41

Scotland

Key staff for SQA replacement body to be announced ‘imminently’, Gilruth says

Education Secretary Jenny Gilruth has said key appointments will be made to Scotland’s new exam body “imminently”. Ms Gilruth said the establishment of Qualifications Scotland – which will replace the Scottish Qualifications Authority ...

09 Oct 2024 at 13:17

Northern Ireland

Plan for NI children to stay in education or training until age of 18 announced

Legislation will be introduced to ensure all young people in Northern Ireland remain in education or training until they are 18, Paul Givan has told the Assembly. The Education Minister also said he wanted to begin a conversation on ...

21 Oct 2024 at 15:33

Major special educational needs reforms to come ‘in due course’ – minister

Schools minister Catherine McKinnell has declined to say when the Government will complete its promised special educational needs (SEN) reforms. Ms McKinnell pledged changes will be “huge and complex”, setting up a system which is ...

24 Oct 2024 at 12:44

Northern Ireland

Plan for NI children to stay in education or training until age of 18 announced

21 Oct 2024 at 13:51

Labour’s education reforms a tragedy in the making for pupils, claims Badenoch

Kemi Badenoch has claimed the Government’s proposed education reforms are a “tragedy in the making” for pupils, parents and teachers. The Conservative Party leader raised concerns over the impact of changes to academy freedoms, ...

22 Jan 2025 at 16:37

What do the Ofsted school inspection proposals mean?

Ofsted has announced proposals for a new inspection model in schools in England. Here the PA news agency looks at what Ofsted is proposing to change, and how it will look. – What way did Ofsted previously rate schools? Schools ...

03 Feb 2025 at 12:58

Ministers fail to rule out cutting Send school plans after campaigners’ concerns

Ministers have failed to rule out slashing education plans for children and young people with special educational needs, after campaigners warned against the move. Education minister Stephen Morgan insisted parents should ...

07 Jul 2025 at 22:47

Phillipson insists workers’ rights Bill will not be watered down

Bridget Phillipson has confirmed that the Government will deliver the Employment Rights Bill “in full”. Addressing the TUC conference, the Education Secretary assured delegates that amendments which weaken the flagship ...

09 Sept 2025 at 18:54

More students should study shorter courses – former Open University boss

More people need to be studying shorter courses rather than full-time honours degrees, a higher education expert has argued. Professor Tim Blackman, professor of sociology and social policy at the Open University and ...

30 Oct 2025 at 00:01

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