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Students can be confident grades ‘fairly demonstrate skills’

Scotland’s Education Secretary has said the exam results tens of thousands of youngsters are set to receive on Tuesday will “fairly demonstrate their skills, knowledge and understanding”. Pupils north of the border have faced an anxious wait for ...

08 Aug 2022 at 01:35

Scotland

More than 100,000 pupils due to receive exam results across Scotland

More than 100,000 pupils across Scotland are due to receive their grades on Tuesday morning, after the first full exam diet since the pandemic. The Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) will contact students with their results, putting an end ...

09 Aug 2022 at 03:45

Attainment gap between most and least deprived areas widens, exam results show

The attainment gap between the most and least deprived areas of Scotland has grown wider since last year, exam result figures show. Figures from the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) show that for pupils in the 20% most deprived areas of ...

09 Aug 2022 at 17:39

Scotland

Pass rate down from last year as more than 100,000 pupils receive exam results

The pass rate for Scotland’s Higher qualifications is down from last year, as thousands of pupils receive their exam results. More than 100,000 pupils across Scotland began to receive their grades on Tuesday morning, following the first full ...

09 Aug 2022 at 15:50

Scotland

School pupils urged to share views on education reform in Scotland

School pupils in Scotland have been urged to share their views on the future of education to help establish new qualifications and assessment bodies. A national discussion called Let’s Talk Scottish Education has been launched for those ...

21 Sept 2022 at 13:20

Scotland

Shirley-Anne Somerville: Schoolchildren can help reform Scottish education

Schoolchildren can help the Scottish Government make education better, Shirley-Anne Somerville has said. The Education Secretary visited pupils at Carnegie Primary School in Dunfermline to seek their views on how to shape the future of ...

21 Sept 2022 at 17:21

Scotland

Education Secretary will not set ‘arbitrary’ date for closing attainment gap

The Education Secretary has refused to give an “arbitrary” date for closing the country’s poverty-related attainment gap. Shirley-Anne Somerville gave evidence on the Scottish Attainment Challenge to the Education, Children and Young ...

18 May 2022 at 17:56

Scotland

Education Secretary will not set ‘arbitrary’ date for closing attainment gap

18 May 2022 at 14:25

Scotland

Consultation launched on school uniform fees in bid to reduce costs

The Scottish Government has launched a consultation on school uniform fees, with a view to reducing costs. Parents, carers and pupils have been asked to submit their views in the exercise – which will run until October 14 as ...

19 May 2022 at 12:23

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, ...

08 Mar 2022 at 14:25

Scotland

Removal of masks in classrooms a ‘positive milestone’, Education Secretary says

Education Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville has welcomed the easing of coronavirus restrictions in Scotland’s secondary schools, with the ending of the need for face masks in classrooms hailed as a “positive milestone”. ...

28 Feb 2022 at 01:25

Two-thirds of pupils at Scottish schools have been sexually harassed – study

Almost two-thirds of pupils at Scottish secondary schools have experienced sexual harassment at or on their way to school in the past three months, according to a report. In total, 65% of 13 to 17-year-olds reported ...

23 Feb 2022 at 20:25

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