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Exam period returns for schools and colleges after pandemic gap

School pupils and college students across Scotland are preparing to sit exams for the first time since the pandemic hit. Exams for Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) National 5 and Higher and Advanced Highers start from Tuesday and will run ...

25 Apr 2022 at 16:55

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 Advanced ...

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. The ...

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

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% ...

09 Aug 2022 at 17:39

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 2019, 17,...

03 Nov 2022 at 16:16

Scotland

Somerville defends taking reform guidance from organisations facing scrapheap

Scotland’s Education Secretary has defended the decision to shape education reform on guidance from organisations that are set to be scrapped. Bosses from the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) and Education ...

21 Sept 2022 at 18:38

Scotland

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 ...

07 Sept 2022 at 13:33

Scotland

Minister promises ‘sensitive approach’ to exams grading after teacher strikes

A “sensitive approach” to grading will be in place for this year’s exams, the Education Secretary has said amid fears that strikes by teachers may have an impact on pupils’ performance. Shirley-Anne Somerville ...

23 Mar 2023 at 16:06

Scotland

Teaching union ‘ready to boycott’ assessments scrapped during pandemic

A trade union representing teachers has threatened to boycott exams next year. The Scottish Secondary Teachers’ Association (SSTA) said members have been calling for a boycott after the Scottish ...

30 Mar 2023 at 16:14

Scotland

SQA to appoint new chair ahead of education overhaul

The Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) will appoint a new chair as it transitions to become a new organisation. As part of an overhaul of the education system, the exams body and Education ...

16 Mar 2023 at 14:48

Scotland

Education reform Bill seems ‘little more than cosmetic name change’, says Tory

The Scottish Government’s flagship education reform Bill appears to be “little more than a cosmetic name change”, a Conservative MSP has claimed. Speaking during a debate ahead of a vote on ...

18 Dec 2024 at 16:55

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