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Ofqual research into the experiences of teachers and students in 2021, when exams were cancelled, recommends a review of how exam boards communicate in ‘periods of uncertainty’

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

All secondaries should be required to teach about contemporary antisemitism, urges government adviser Lord Mann

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

Call for funding boost comes as fresh analysis shows the key stage 4 ‘disadvantage gap’ increased by the largest annual amount over the previous decade in 2021

Scottish universities struggling to fill even half of places for priority subjects such as science and maths

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

Ministers still want to tighten rules on illegal schools, private school regulation and teacher misconduct

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

Ofqual doesn’t expect schools to determine teacher-assessed grades this year but has set out what’s needed in case formal exams can’t go ahead in summer

New exam body will continue to both award and regulate qualifications – fuelling accusations that ongoing Scottish education reform is just a ‘rebrand’