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A decision about how exam grading will be ‘pegged’ is yet to be made. Geoff Barton looks at the options

‘Robust’ data is required if schools in Scotland are to be judged on more than just exam results, says auditor general

Headteachers’ union says it will be ‘difficult to justify’ keeping distribution of grades from past two years if exams return

Exclusive: ‘Unsurprising’ that a huge rise in appeals has not emerged given top grades awarded in 2021, say solicitors

Urgent question lodged in Parliament after government’s apparent dismissal of OECD concerns over standardised testing

Decision announced on grading in October, while adaptations to exams will be published in next two weeks, says exams regulator

Teachers can assess more skills than pen and paper exams do – but Scotland is ‘historically steeped’ in exams, warns report

Scottish heads are worried that this year’s exam students will be disadvantaged if pass rates nosedive and return to pre-pandemic levels

GCSE and A-level exams must take into account the different levels of Covid disruption faced by students, says NFER

Contract for focus groups suggests a new top A-level grade could be created – but warns this risks ‘anxiety’ and confusion

Scotland’s qualifications system is not a natural, God-given phenomenon – and certainly not the best approach, says Mark Priestley

But this ‘strong alignment’ was ‘weakened’ when they began being implemented by schools, argues the Scottish Qualifications Authority