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Staff at SQA exams body accept new pay offer, union confirms

Staff at Scotland’s exams body have accepted a improved wage offer, union chiefs revealed. Unite said workers at the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) have “overwhelmingly” agreed the new pay deal – put to them after they took strike action ...

23 Sept 2022 at 17:55

Holyrood minister urges students to consider college as first-choice destination

A Holyrood minister is urging tens of thousands of school leavers to consider college as a first-choice destination. Further education minister Jamie Hepburn made the call as pupils across Scotland receive the results of their SQA exams on ...

09 Aug 2022 at 01:01

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

09 Aug 2022 at 15:50

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 Scotland are ...

21 Sept 2022 at 18:38

Scotland

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

01 Feb 2022 at 18:25

Scotland

March decision on Scottish school exams would be ‘far too late’ – Tory MSP

A March deadline for whether Scottish school exams will go ahead is “far too late”, the shadow education secretary has said Tory MSP Oliver Mundell spoke out after the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills, ...

09 Jan 2022 at 19:55

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 Scotland will be ...

16 Mar 2023 at 14:48

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