Scottish Qualifications Authority

One MSP says children should be taught about ChatGPT in schools to help equip them for the future.

Calls for ChatGPT to be taught in Scottish schools

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'There’s a real potential crisis in the future'

The SSTA teaching union has issued a warning over the return of Scottish assessments. Picture: David Jones/PA Wire

Teaching union' ready to boycott' Scottish assessments

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Swinney said he tried to leave Government years ago, but Sturgeon stopped him

PABest Students (from left) Sophie Thwaites, Aaliyah McLaine, Michael Stewart, Aaron Boyack and Claire McNab at Auchmuty High School in Glenrothes, Fife, check their results as high school pupils across Scotland find out their exam results. Picture date: Tuesday August 9, 2022.

Landmark Scottish education review calls for 'significant reduction' in exams

The Nevis Ensemble has staged hundreds of performances since the company was formed five years ago (Picture: Tommy Ga-Ken Wan)

As Scotland's cultural crisis claims another victim, the future looks bleak

Most younger children in Midlothian would no longer have access to any musical instrument tuition under the proposals put forward by the council.

Musical instrument lessons for most children to be axed in Scottish council area

Education Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville has been criticised by opposition parties

Ministers attacked for 'rebadging not reforming' embattled and scrapped SQA

Teachers have rejected a pay offer

Secondary teachers reject pay offer as 70% back strike action

The Scottish Qualification Authority (SQA) said there was ‘no statistical manipulation’ of exam result figures this year. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

Analysis: Why the exam results are so shocking

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SNP ministers accused of betraying poorer children over attainment gap

Pupils across Scotland will find out their exam results on Tuesday. Picture: John Devlin

'More anxiety' impacting young people ahead of exam results day

Scottish exam results are due to be released on Tuesday

Leader: Testing times for Scottish education

Scottish exam results are due to be released on Tuesday

Scottish exam results will be 'manipulated' to ensure more students fail

The SQA has indicated exam changes will remain in place through to 2023. Picture: PA

Scottish exam changes to continue into 2023

It's time for Education Scotland to pack up and go, says Cameron Wyllie (Picture: Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images)

Education Scotland should be shut down tomorrow – Cameron Wyllie

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The Steamie: Douglas Ross and his 'reverse ferret' over Boris Johnson

Tory MSP Oliver Mundell. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

SNP ministers accused of ‘insulting’ Holyrood committee amid secrecy row

The SQA has issued an update about this year's exams diet.

‘Generous’ grading system for exams under measures to tackle schools' disruption

The SQA has told schools that it is likely to move to "Scenario Two" for exams due to ongoing disruption

Pupils could take formula sheets into exams under emergency measures

EMBARGOED TO 2200 MONDAY AUGUST 23 File photo dated 07/03/12 of a general view of pupils sitting an exam. The Government should launch a major inquiry to understand the reasons why boys underperform at school compared to girls, it has been suggested. Issue date: Monday August 23, 2021. Professor Alan Smithers, director of the Centre for Education and Employment Research at the University of Buckingham, said we do not have a ???sound basis for tackling boys??? performance relative to girls???. See PA story EDUCATION Gender. Photo credit should read: David Jones/PA Wire

Decision on Scottish school exams going ahead may not be made until March

Exams are set to be reformed

Exams in Scotland to be reformed, but not scrapped, Education Secretary says

The assessment system in Scotland needs to be changed, the OECD has said.

Scotland should consider ‘school graduation certificate’ in place of exams

The EIS is calling for education review to focus on support for schools

EIS calls for education review to focus on support for Scottish schools

The SQA insists that historical school data was not used in the assessment process last year.

Historical school performance data not part of 'alternative assessment' model

The 2021 exams saw A grades go up more for private school pupils than state school pupils.

Private pupils given easier ride than state school pupils during 2021 exams

The Scottish Government said exams would return to normal this year if public health allows.

Teachers 'under more workload strain' amid three possible exam scenarios

Education secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville said she would make an announcement soon on the future of exams

Exams system for 2022 to be announced 'within days'

Every Scottish pupil should have as good a chance as the next of doing well in their exams (Picture: David Jones/PA)

Education attainment gap risks reinvigorating the class system – Scotsman says

The widening of the attainment gap has been blamed on Covid disruption.

Covid blamed for widening of attainment gap between poorest and richest students

The attainment gap has widened in Scotland again.

Analysis: Another year, another failure to tackle the attainment gap

The Scottish exams results are in

Exam results fall overall from last year

A pupil at Stonlelaw High School in Rutherglen, Glasgow, receives a text message with her exam grades on her mobile phone last year.

Calls for government apology to young people as results day looms

Pupils missed a third of learning time during the pandemic

Pupils missed a third of learning time in pandemic - but grades still moderated

Deputy First Minister John Swinney was moved from education and put in charge of the Covid recovery (Picture: Fraser Bremner/Scottish Daily Mail/PA Wire)

No wonder John Swinney got expelled as Education Secretary – John McLellan

Pupils are sitting alternative assessments this year.

Alternative assessments ‘not fundamentally different’ to last year’s exams model

The OECD report recommended changes at the upper end of high schools in Scotland.

Five things learned from the OECD education report on Scotland

Formal exams were cancelled in Scotland this year

Scotland’s councils ‘in discussions’ in bid to claw back millions paid to SQA

Students protest outside the Scottish Parliament earlier this month about issues with this year's exams. PIC: Lisa Ferguson.

Gina Davidson: Nicola Sturgeon must save pupils from this chaos

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. Picture: Andy Buchanan/PA Wire

Sturgeon pledges to investigate any evidence of pupils' withdrawal from Highers

High school pupils have this year sat alternative assessments.

Scottish schools withdrawing pupils accused of ‘massaging results’

Education Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville has said there is "no role" for council interference in awarding pupil grades.

'No role for council interference with pupil grades' insists education secretary

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon during First Minister's Questions at the Scottish Parliament in Holyrood, Edinburgh.

Sturgeon accused of 'sleekit' use of historic data around 2021 exam results

Education Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville said she has full confidence in the SQA

Somerville offers ‘cast iron guarantee’ to pupils over Scottish exam grading

Scottish Qualifications Authority chief executive Fiona Robertson.

Scotland's qualifications system must meet learners' needs - Fiona Robertson

The SQA is to face a number of reforms. Picture: Getty Images

Confidence in the qualifications authority is shaken - Euan McColm

A teenager taking a exam. Picture: David Davies/PA Wire

Young people forced to take 'perverse gamble' on grades over appeals process

A teachers' union has said it's not too late to cancel this year's assessments.

'It's not too late': education secretary urged to cancel high school assessments

Heather Barbour, 17, from Fraserburgh Academy attends a protest over SQA exams. Picture: John Devlin

SQA exams: Why smaller school assessments are prolonging the agony

Scottish students staged protests in Edinburgh and Glasgow last year over the SQA's exam marking scheme.

Swinney doubles-down on school 'exams'

Pupils are not doing formal Higher exams this year, but an "alternative assessment model"

Pupils sharing past papers online could face shock in exam hall

Pupils have had a tough year, but trying to cheat is not the answer (Picture: Daniel Leal-Olivas/AFP via Getty Images)

Pupils must resist temptation to cheat in 'exams by another name' –Scotsman says

Pupils will be returning after the Easter break

Insight: Is another exam crisis brewing in Scotland?

S5 and S6 students during an English Literature class at St Andrew's RC Secondary School in Glasgow as pupils returned to school on March 15.

Mounting concern over 'exams in all but name' as return to school confirmed

More pupils are choosing to learn Scots with rising numbers using the language to complete assessments. PIC: Contributed.

Robert Burns: 'Significant jump' in school students learning Scots language

Education Minister John Swinney has confirmed Nat 5 and Higher examinations are cancelled (Picture: Getty Images)

Are exams cancelled in Scottish schools and what will replace them?

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