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The Scottish exams body also confirms that appeals will be free of charge this year and students will retain the right to appeal directly

The SQA is asking teachers and secondary students for feedback on the Scottish set texts studied as part of National 5 and Higher English courses

Your essential education news this week includes the government recommending a lower teacher pay rise and schools being forced to share daily attendance data

Teachers need more support to identify ‘undeclared’ use of artificial intelligence in coursework, school and exam leaders warn

An international principal in Japan explains why the school created its own diploma programme, the work done to get it off the ground and the reaction from its community

Scotland’s education secretary attempts to ease concerns that little progress has been made on reforming assessment and qualifications since the June 2023 Hayward report

Hayward review consultation sheds light on how the Scottish education sector wants qualifications reformed, drawing on the views of more than 11,000 people

The longer Scottish schools wait for change, the more students are disadvantaged by a qualifications and assessment system that is not fit for purpose, says Peter Bain

The delay has been called ‘frustrating’ for schools that will have spent time preparing for the testing changes, which were set to start in the 2024-25 autumn term

Around 400 staff will strike tomorrow in a dispute over pay that Unite says will have ‘a major impact’ on exams – but the SQA says the union is ‘scaremongering’

This week’s essential education news includes 91���� analysis of what the biggest MATs paid their chief executives last year, and new government guidance recommending that schools ban phones

The government turns down recommendations for 11-16 changes made by a House of Lords committee