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Tories call for end to Curriculum for Excellence

The Scottish Conservatives have pushed for the end of the Curriculum for Excellence (CfE) on the first day of the party’s conference. A report on the curriculum published by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) last year ...

18 Mar 2022 at 11:55

Scotland

SQA should ‘take a short, hard look at themselves’, says expert

The Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) should “take a short, hard look at themselves”, an education expert has said. Professor Ken Muir published a report earlier this month on reforms to the Scottish education system that urgently called on ...

23 Mar 2022 at 14:25

Scotland

‘Petulant’ SQA response to education report shows why change is needed, say MSPs

The “petulant” response to an education expert’s report has shown why a change of leadership at Scotland’s exam authority is needed, a cross-party group of MSPs has said. Professor Ken Muir, who published a report on Scottish education earlier ...

24 Mar 2022 at 13:25

Scotland

Business as usual at Education Scotland until reform, MSPs told

It will be business as usual at Education Scotland until reforms are finalised, MSPs have been told. The body will have its inspection powers stripped following a report from academic Professor Ken Muir, which also recommended the Scottish ...

11 May 2022 at 13:55

Scotland

SQA revision support is ‘patronising and useless’, say teachers and experts

The Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) has been accused of another “unacceptable shambles” after the botched release of widely mocked revision support for pupils ahead of their exams. Revision guidance for National 5, Higher, and ...

08 Mar 2022 at 14:25

Scotland

Greens have challenged government over exams support, insists co-leader

Fury from teachers and students about the Scottish Qualifications Agency (SQA) exam support published this week has been raised in government as a “constructive challenge” by the Scottish Greens, co-leader Patrick Harvie has said. ...

11 Mar 2022 at 16:55

Scotland

Somerville: Pupils to receive extra revision support due to Omicron wave

Pupils will receive extra revision support ahead of this year’s exams due to the level of disruption caused by the Omicron coronavirus wave, the Education Secretary has announced. Shirley-Anne Somerville said the Scottish ...

01 Feb 2022 at 18:25

A-level grades down on last year but remain higher than pre-pandemic

A-level grades received by UK students are down on the past two years but remain higher than pre-pandemic levels. Hundreds of thousands of pupils across England, Wales and Northern Ireland got results on Thursday, having ...

18 Aug 2022 at 13:26

Scotland

SQA staff could strike during exams appeal process, union warns

Staff at Scotland’s exams body could go on strike during the busy appeals process in a row over pay, a union has warned. Unite will launch an industrial action ballot involving workers at the Scottish Qualifications ...

22 Jul 2022 at 17:01

Scotland

Education Scotland successor responsible for closing attainment gap, say MSPs

Reform plans for Scotland’s top education agency should include “taking ownership” of closing the poverty-related attainment gap, MSPs have said. Holyrood’s Education, Children and Young People Committee has ...

02 Aug 2022 at 01:01

Top GCSE grades in Northern Ireland fall with return of formal examinations

The percentage of top GCSE grades in Northern Ireland has fallen in the first year since formal examinations returned post-pandemic. While results are down compared to teacher-assessed grades issued during ...

25 Aug 2022 at 13:20

A-level grades down from pandemic highs but still above 2019 levels

A-level grades for students across the UK have dropped from pandemic highs, but remain above 2019 levels, with girls still outperforming boys and geography pushing English literature out of the top 10 ...

18 Aug 2022 at 18:44

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