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Ofqual chief regulator says it would be ‘difficult’ to allow a special grade uplift for students in schools where the presence of collapse-prone concrete has disrupted learning

Before results can be issued, exam papers must be marked. But how does that process work? 91¶¶Òõ explains the steps behind the marking process

A stable examination system means that students can be confident their grades will hold their value for years to come, says Ofqual chief Sir Ian Bauckham

On GCSE and A-level results days multi-academy trusts receive a huge amount of data. Ellen Peirson-Hagger asks leaders how they approach analysing it to drive improvements for the year ahead

We show the 30 subjects with most entries at SQA Higher level in 2024, and how this list compares with 2019 – the last year before the Covid pandemic

Traditional methods of marking in maths can miss students who are brilliant problem-solvers, says David Thomas, who suggests a new approach

After education secretary Jenny Gilruth drew attention to a ‘wide degree of variation in results’, we look at the size of that disparity at National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher

While exams were sat as normal this year, the reality is that students have experienced years of disruption – posing problems for them and how schools will be judged on their outcomes

We show the percentage mark that students needed to pass an SQA Higher course in each subject, as the 2024 results data is published

This year’s Scottish Qualifications Authority annual results data shows pass rates down and the attainment gap is now wider than it was in 2019 at National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher

Ramping up internal assessment and reducing reliance on exams requires more teachers – but councils say they can’t afford them and universities are struggling to recruit

If a student’s GCSE or A-level exam results seem surprisingly low and they’re sure they answered all the questions, it’s worth considering this possibility