Secondary

Tuesday

22nd Oct 2024

‘Far’ more errors in DfE exam results data than usual
‘Unacceptable’ errors in key stage 4 and 5 results data triggers call for deadline to be further extended, after it was already pushed back due to technical difficulties
‘Far’ more errors in DfE exam results data than usual
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Friday

11th Oct 2024

GCSEs 2024: 1 in 3 teachers say marking was unfair
Concerns over the quality of marking were particularly pronounced for English teachers, according to a survey
Concerns over remarking
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Thursday

10th Oct 2024

No date for conclusion of Higher history marking review
Initially, the SQA said the review would conclude the week beginning 23 September – but the ‘substantial’ piece of work is yet to appear as schools’ October holidays approach
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Wednesday

9th Oct 2024

Gilruth: New qualifications body must be ‘less defensive’ than SQA
But the education secretary continues to face questions about how change is possible if SQA leaders join Qualifications Scotland
Gilruth: New qualifications body must be ‘less defensive’

Thursday

3rd Oct 2024

Phillipson says support in maths and science GCSEs should continue
Ofqual consults on whether formulae and equation sheets should be maintained for 2025, 2026 and 2027 exams after education secretary calls for them to remain
Bridget Phillipson in front of kids in science lesson
Plan for sign language GCSE by 2025 ‘unrealistic’
British Sign Language GCSE seems unlikely to launch next September as planned, warns awarding body
Plan for sign language GCSE by 2025 ‘unrealistic’

Tuesday

1st Oct 2024

Cambridge International announces digital exams launch
Six subjects will have digital exams from 2026, before a global rollout across the full Cambridge curriculum
Digital exams launch announced by Cambridge International

Monday

30th Sep 2024

Ofqual warns schools over coursework cyberattack risk
The warning comes as a poll reveals more than four in 10 teachers say their school or college experienced a cyber incident during the last academic year
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Wednesday

25th Sep 2024

School inspection in Scotland: ‘Something has been going wrong’
Influential figures in Scottish education call for a truly independent inspectorate to emerge from reforms amid concerns that existing approaches fail to provide a national overview
Broken glasses

Tuesday

24th Sep 2024

Schools ‘losing’ KS3 students because of teaching quality
Lord Knight has warned that the ‘quality of experience is not engaging enough’ for some pupils at key stage 3
Schools ‘losing’ KS3 students due to teaching quality

Monday

23rd Sep 2024

Higher history marking review must be ‘thorough and transparent’
The way the Higher history exam was marked this year is to be scrutinised after the pass rate dropped by over 10 percentage points
Higher history marking review must be ‘thorough and transparent’

Thursday

19th Sep 2024

Hayward response finally revealed by education secretary
Plan to scrap S4 exams rejected – but ‘internal and continuous assessment will contribute to a greater percentage of a final grade’, says Jenny Gilruth
Hayward response finally revealed by education secretary