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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 (SQA) – will ...

09 Oct 2024 at 13:17

Scotland

Labour seeks to force SQA bosses to re-apply for jobs in new body

Scottish Labour will seek to force the bosses of Scotland’s exams body to re-apply for their jobs in the agency replacing it. The Scottish Government announced following a 2021 report by the OECD and another by academic Professor Ken Muir that it ...

18 Apr 2025 at 10:06

Scotland

New SQA leader makes series of pledges for first 100 days in charge

The new leader of the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) has announced a series of pledges for his first 100 days in charge. Nick Page was announced as the chief executive of the body last month following the resignation of Fiona Robertson ...

07 Jul 2025 at 15:13

Scotland

MSPs vote down curriculum body proposals

MSPs have voted down Scottish Labour proposals to create a new public body to handle the country’s curriculum. The Government’s Education (Scotland) Bill is set for a final vote on Wednesday, but in the consideration of amendments on Tuesday, ...

24 Jun 2025 at 20:24

Scotland

Education Bill needs ‘overhaul’ to deliver ‘genuine reform’, Labour says

Ministers are being urged to overhaul education reforms being debated at Holyrood – with Labour MSPs insisting they will not back the proposals unless they deliver “genuine reform”. The Scottish Government has brought forward legislation ...

24 Jun 2025 at 00:01

Scotland

Former teacher appointed chief executive of Scotland’s exams body

A former teacher has been appointed to the head of Scotland’s exams body just months before it is scrapped. Nick Page has been confirmed as the chief executive of the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA). It comes less than 48 hours ...

27 Jun 2025 at 12:03

SQA staff balloted on industrial action after ‘unacceptable’ pay offer

Staff at Scotland’s exams body are voting on possible industrial action following what a union described as a “totally unacceptable” pay offer. Four hundred members of the Unite union at the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) are ...

05 Sept 2025 at 00:01

Scotland

Changes to Scottish exams expected in ‘early days’ of next term, says Gilruth

Reforms to Scotland’s exams system will be revealed in the coming weeks, Education Secretary Jenny Gilruth has said. The Scottish Government took the decision to overhaul the system with the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) to ...

06 Aug 2024 at 08:48

Scotland

New qualifications body plans to reset relationships

Scotland’s new qualifications body has pledged to reset relationships with teachers and learners and to grasp the potential of technology such as AI. Qualifications Scotland also plans to provide more digital access to assessments ...

19 Nov 2024 at 12:19

Scotland

Committee calls for ‘substantial’ changes to Scottish Government Education Bill

Legislation that will set up Scotland’s new exams body needs “substantial amendment” to ensure the improvements ministers want to see are brought about, MSPs have insisted. Members of the Scottish Parliament’s Education Committee ...

03 Dec 2024 at 00:01

Scotland

Bill proposes new body to replace Scottish Qualifications Authority

Education Secretary Jenny Gilruth has said she wants to see “further improvements across Scotland’s schools” as legislation to create a new organisation to replace exams body the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) was ...

05 Jun 2024 at 13:18

Scotland

Pay is ‘most significant concern’ for Scotland’s exam markers, new report finds

Two thirds of markers who grade school students’ exam papers think the job does not pay enough, a new survey has found. After suffering “challenges” in recruiting and retaining exam markers, bosses at the Scottish ...

07 Nov 2025 at 18:07

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