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SQA chief defends approach to exams as MSP says it has ‘failed young people’

The head of the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) has defended her approach to this year’s exams, as an MSP accused it of failing young people “for the third year in a row”. Chief executive Fiona Robertson said the exams body did everything it ...

07 Sept 2022 at 13:33

Exam board workers vote to strike in pay dispute

Exam results could be disrupted next year after Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) staff voted for strike action in a dispute over pay, a union has warned. Unite the union said its members have backed strike action for the second year running ...

14 Nov 2023 at 13:18

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 be replaced ...

06 Aug 2024 at 08:48

Scotland

Ross calls for independent review into 13% fall in Higher history pass rate

Former Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross has called for an independent review to investigate the surge in pupils failing this year’s Higher history exam. The number of learners who passed the exam with an A, B or C grade fell 13%. ...

04 Dec 2024 at 15:25

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 ...

24 Jun 2025 at 20:24

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 ...

18 Apr 2025 at 10:06

Scotland

Closing attainment gap is point of principle, Gilruth says as results revealed

Substantially closing the attainment gap remains a “point of principle” for the Government, the Education Secretary said, as Tuesday’s exam results showed the poverty-related gap persisting despite a narrow drop. Figures ...

05 Aug 2025 at 14:11

Scotland

Attainment level increases for Scots youngsters but poverty gap persists

The level of attainment for Scottish youngsters has increased, the latest exam results show, but the poverty-related gap has persisted. Figures released by the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) on Tuesday showed ...

05 Aug 2025 at 12:25

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

Scotland

Malpractice in school data reveals use of AI to generate answers for first time

The Scottish Qualification Authority (SQA) has recorded a rise in malpractice among pupils taking exams including the use of AI to generate answers for the first time. Almost 129,000 learners attempted National 5,...

03 Apr 2025 at 17:55

Scotland

SQA chief executive steps down from job ahead of new exams body being set up

The chief executive of Scotland’s exams body has quit her role, saying the “time is right” for her to move on. Fiona Robertson announced her resignation from the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) – which ...

17 Feb 2025 at 17:10

Scotland

30% of appeals upgraded in 2022 exam diet

Thirty per cent of exam appeals were upgraded in the 2022 exam diet, according to figures released by the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA). In the first year that in-person exams have taken place since ...

03 Nov 2022 at 16:16

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