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School Leaders Scotland brands the current exam-focused assessment system as a ‘colossal waste of learning time’, in its submission to the qualifications review

The number of penalties issued to students overall also increased since the last time exams took place in 2019

Exam watchdog report sets out the key challenges faced during the return to GCSE and A-level exams this summer

New data from the EPI lays bare the scale of the pandemic’s negative impact on closing the GCSE disadvantage gap, showing that little has changed in more than a decade for the very poorest pupils, as associate director Emily Hunt explains

Calls for exams to be scrapped have grown louder in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. But rather than getting rid of exams, we may just need to reimagine them, says Daisy Christodoulou

Curriculum for Excellence data shows levels in Scotland have not yet returned to where they were before the pandemic

Scottish Attainment Challenge ‘stretch goals’ aim for pre-pandemic levels in primary schools – but the government is told not to pass the buck to local councils

ChatGPT has been live for just over a week and concerns are already being raised about its uses in education – here, Kate Parker explores the implications

Accreditation of qualifications would not be independent enough of government if advice of Muir report is followed, insists education secretary

Three prominent education experts explain why too many people’s willingness to pretend the pandemic had no impact on learning outcomes is creating a dangerous situation for the future

SQA analysis also finds that independent schools had higher appeal rate in 2022 than state schools – and their appeals were also more likely to be successful

Exclusive: Trust leader says cuts to sixth forms could be ‘catastrophic’ for students if local A-level provision disappears