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Long-awaited interim report from review of assessment and qualifications also recommends a ‘Scottish Diploma of Achievement’ that captures the full range of learning and experiences – not just academic qualifications

Survey finds fewer pupils are being allocated preferred school places in some areas

Commons Education Select Committee chair and ex-schools minister has written to Gillian Keegan over Rishi Sunak’s ‘maths to 18’ plan

Meanwhile the proportion of school leavers entering higher education, the most common destination, has dropped

Research into admissions comes on the day that families find out if their child has been accepted into the secondary school of their choice

International Baccalaureate says it will not ban students from using the chatbot in their work as long as they credit it

EIS teaching union says it is up to individual teachers if they want to be SQA markers, even though ‘targeting of SQA-related activity’ is ‘outwith the scope of the current industrial action’

Pressure to drive up attainment is ‘invariably taking precedence’ over the aspirations of Curriculum for Excellence, research finds

The delivery of school qualifications relies on ‘teacher goodwill’ but that could be withdrawn if there is no movement on pay, says union boss

Research in Scotland drives calls for a ‘hobby premium’ to ensure that all pupils have free access to a hobby and the benefits it brings

Young people’s deteriorating mental health is a big worry post-Covid – but this Scottish school has won an award for its efforts to protect children’s wellbeing

Just one in 10 Year 9 students attended school during last Wednesday’s teacher strike, new figures reveal