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League tables generated by newspapers using official data are ‘leaving hard-working learners and teachers dispirited’, finds Hayward review, which calls for new approaches to accountability and monitoring of education standards

It will take almost a decade for assessment reforms in the Hayward review to be fully realised, with three implementation phases for the Scottish Diploma of Achievement up to 2032

The long-awaited Hayward report on assessment and qualifications in Scotland was published today over 156 pages – here are 7 takeaways for teachers and school leaders

Researchers say that children’s academic positivity accounts for ‘significant’ growth in key stage 2 attainment

Hayward recommendations for qualifications and assessment in Scotland are ‘radical’ – so education secretary wants to be certain the changes are ‘the right ones’

One in five children enters secondary school with reading or vocabulary two years behind expected levels, research shows

This week’s essential round-up includes the response to Ofsted’s announcement of changes; plus fears about the government’s national plan for music and the rise of part-time timetables

A long-awaited consultation on the content of the first-ever British Sign Language GCSE will seek the views of teachers, employers and the deaf and hearing communities

Jeremy Miles speaks exclusively to 91¶¶Òõ’ Emma Seith about Curriculum for Wales, the new qualifications and what he has learned from Scotland’s mistakes

Secondary teachers’ union warns of ‘unnecessary pressure and stress’ on students, but the Scottish Qualifications Authority says it is time for ‘getting on with the reintroduced assessment arrangements’

The education of ‘a generation’ of children could be damaged by the impact of the pandemic without ‘faster and more effective recovery action’, MPs warn

Teachers in Scotland ‘overwhelmingly’ preferred the return to external exams in 2022 – but students ‘marginally’ preferred the 2021 approach, finds new research