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Black Diamond Cheerleaders, a Scottish team, at The Summit in Florida last year.

Cheerleaders forced to chose between SQA exams and world championships

Learners Becky, Jay and Dani (back row) with models Amy Mackie and Eve Mackie (front row)

Sewing new life paths

Fiona Robertson, Chief Executive of SQA (Scottish Qualifications Authority) appeared in front of MSPs.

SQA chief executive quits ahead of the creation of a new exams body

Pupils sitting an exam in Scotland (Picture: John Devlin)

SQA announces major changes to Scottish exam timetable after backlash

Pupils at a Scottish school sitting a prelim exam

SQA to review exam timetable amid backlash over Higher English clash

Pupils sitting an exam. Image: John Devlin

SQA tries to ease Higher History concerns raised by teachers

Students sitting an exam

'Poor' pupil performance blamed for falling Higher History pass rate

Scottish English Higher candidates will study at least one text by a Scottish writer

The books SQA Highers English students may have to read this year

Highly-regarded Scottish authors, playwrights, and poets feature on the list

The books in the SQA Nationals English reading list this year

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Why slavery 'needs to be taught as early as nursery years'

School children in an exam hall. PIC: David Davies/PA Wire

How disabled pupils face 'deeply concerning' attainment gap

School students in some other countries spend much less time on exams than their counterparts in Scotland (Picture: Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images)

30 weeks doing exams! Scots pupils are taking too many tests Jonathan McBride

Students at Madras College in St Andrews, Fife, receive their SQA results. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

The stark, sobering figures behind 'collapsing' SQA results Barry Black

Some pupils received a blank space on their emails where they should have got their results in an error the Scottish Qualifications was forced to fix

Pupils receive blank emails instead of exam results in SQA error

Students at Lochgelly High School in Lochgelly, Fife, check their results on a smart phone

Exam results Scotland live: SQA chaos as attainment gap widens

Exam results day can be tough. Image: Getty

13 inspirational quotes to help young learners get through results day

Pupils sitting an exam

Find out how students can access their marked exam papers

Pupils will get their exam results next week (Pic: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Explainer What time are Scotland exam results released and can I appeal

SQA students will receive their Nationals and Highers results this Tuesday (File photo: Anthony Devlin/Getty Images)

Grades and marking explained ahead of SQA results day

Helplines will open as pupils get their exam results (Pic: Submitted)

Why 145,000 Scottish pupils are urged not to 'panic' over exam results

For Scottish students, results day is almost here (Stock photo: Peter Nicholls/Getty Images)

What to expect on Scottish Highers results day

Exclusive Schools 'struggle' with exams as 8,000 more pupils need special help

Pam Duncan-Glancy MSP says school girls need more encouragement to go into STEM careers.

The school subject choice gender clash and why it starts at pre-school

Students who believe there may have been an issue with how their exams were marked can appeal their grade (Photo: National World/Adobe Stock)

How to appeal your Scottish Nationals or Highers grades

For many secondary school students, university offers will be dependent on their exam results (Photo: National World/Adobe Stock/Getty)

When secondary school pupils will get their exam results across the UK

Pupils at Craigmount High receiving their SQA exam results last year. Some students opt to wait and open them together (Photo: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Nationals and Highers exam boundaries explained as results day nears

Students sitting an exam, as the first assessments start this week. Picture: PA

Explainer Everything you need to know about the SQA exams

Rhianne Grieve and Cally Thomson model some of the creations. Picture: Grant Keelan, PPG Photography

Dundee charity behind unique qualification looks to turn waste into fashion

Glasgow high school pupils sitting exam. Image: John Devlin

Scottish schools still 'several years' away from recovering from Covid-19

A sign for the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) building in Edinburgh.

'Major' exam disruption feared as SQA industrial action timetable revealed

High school pupils sitting exam. Image: John Devlin

Return to 'normal' pre-pandemic exam grading standards for Scotland's pupils

A sign for the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) building in Edinburgh.

New SQA chair appointed to help oversee replacement of Scotland's exams body

Why education delays are no longer an option

Exams were cancelled in 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

SQA warned it may not be able to award Highers in 2021 as Covid pressures spiked

Students doing exams in a classroom

SQA chief blames 'uncertainty' caused by SNP ministers for staffing problems

Pupils at Craigmount High receive their exam results. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Ministers were told in January that SQA overhaul timetable was not 'realistic'

Pupils have done well in exams across the board.

Another bumper year for exam entries in Aberdeenshire

Pupils l-r Tess Worley, Abbie Hart and
Leah Mathieson from Craigmount High School in Edinburgh look at their exam results during SQA Results Day 2023. About 140,000 pupils across Scotland are receiving exam results for their Nationals, Highers, Advanced Highers and national certificates. Picture date: Tuesday August 8, 2023. PA Photo. See PA story SCOTLAND Exams. Photo credit should read: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire

No surprises as Scotland's exam results take another step towards 'normality'

A pupil receiving a text message with their exam results. Image: Andy Buchanan/Getty Images

How to appeal SQA exam results and what to know about 2023 changes

Pupils open their exam results. Credit: Matt Cardy/Getty Images

University Clearing 2023: A step-by-step guide to Clearing

School students writing answer doing exam in classroom

Jenny Gilruth hopes to 'get back to' pre-Covid exam standards next year

Tens of thousands of appeals will be “severely delayed” when staff at an exams body take strike action next month, a union has warned.

SQA staff strike will severely delay exam appeals process, union warns

Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills Shirley-Anne Somerville

North East of Scotland pupils get help with their exam results

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

SQA denies 'manipulation of exam result figures' as attainment gap widens

Across the region, the number of exams undertaken this year has increased significantly.

Range of qualifications continues to expand in Aberdeenshire in bumper year for ...

Scotland's SQA exam results day is around the corner (Getty Images)

When are the SQA exam results out in Scotland?

Staff at Scotland’s exams body could go on strike during the busy appeals process in a row over pay, a union has warned.

SQA staff could strike during exams appeal process, union warns

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