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The education secretary also expressed a ‘huge thank you’ to school leaders and staff for their work during ‘a challenging year’ due to strikes and the cost-of-living crisis

Plagiarism the most common form of ‘candidate malpractice’, Scottish Qualifications Authority figures show

Progress in narrowing the attainment gap for students in the social care system has been lost since Covid, research warns

Parliamentary inquiry hears of schools’ concerns about the appeal of vaping to pupils

Over 20 new GCSEs are being introduced, including combined qualifications in English language and literature, Welsh language and literature, the sciences, and maths and numeracy

Artificial intelligence in schools could mean fairer assessment and reduced teacher workload, says Hayward report – but a ‘coordinated national approach is essential’

Hayward report on qualifications and assessment is based on opinion and lacking in proper scientific evaluation, argues Professor Lindsay Paterson

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

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

Scottish headteachers are calling for action over longstanding teacher shortages in subjects such as maths and computing

“Positive destinations” data shows that “teachers and support staff are clearly preparing young learners for the next stage in life very well”, says education secretary Jenny Gilruth