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Thursday

29th Sep 2022

Heads express anger over rejection of Scottish exam appeals
Headteachers share fears that a high number of failed appeals would show that teachers’ judgment and Covid disruption are not being properly reflected
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Wednesday

28th Sep 2022

GCSEs: AQA swaps English literature texts to boost diversity
The exam board has cut three texts, including Alan Bennett’s ‘The History Boys’, to make way for works that ‘better reflect modern Britain’
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Friday

23rd Sep 2022

Gibb: Ofsted should mark down schools with low EBacc take-up
Exclusive: Former schools minister suggests schools should not be rated ‘good’ on quality of education if their EBacc take-up is below the national average
Nick Gibb has dismissed calls to reform the EBacc as the soft bigotry of low expectations

Thursday

22nd Sep 2022

AQA dispute: Most staff accept new pay framework
The move comes after strikes were carried out by exam board staff during the summer
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Dunoon Grammar makes final three of global schools prize
Scottish school beats off competition from around the world after impressing with its attempts to keep young people in its community
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Wednesday

21st Sep 2022

Scottish exams reform: appetite for change is ‘overwhelming’
Survey finds ‘large majority’ back changes to assessment but there is no clear support for more or fewer exams
Scottish exams reform: drive for change is ‘overwhelming’
SQA: 2021 exam replacement made teachers consider quitting
New research exposes the workload burden placed on teachers when exams were cancelled in 2021 – as well as the ‘unfair advantage’ resits gave some students
SQA: 2021 exam replacement made teachers consider quitting

Wednesday

14th Sep 2022

SQA: Strike action at Scotland’s exam body suspended
Strike action at Scotland’s exam body – which was due to continue tomorrow – has been called off following a new pay offer
SQA: Strike action at Scotland’s exam body suspended

Monday

12th Sep 2022

Over 25% increase in students receiving extra exam support
The most common supports were extra time in the exam, and sitting the exam in a separate room
Over 25% increase in students receiving extra exam support

Wednesday

7th Sep 2022

‘Generous’ SQA exam grading could be abandoned this year
SQA boss also says she favours scrapping modifications to courses and assessment in 2023-24
'Generous’ exam grading could be abandoned this year
SQA strike action remains on after no breakthrough in talks
The strike will ‘severely disrupt’ up to 55,000 exam grade appeals, says Unite – as six more days of walkouts announced
SQA strike action remains on after no breakthrough in talks

Monday

5th Sep 2022

Exam appeals soar as SQA strike action looms
Scottish school support staff have called off their strike action this month – but strikes are still scheduled to go ahead at Scotland’s exam body, says union
Exam appeal figures revealed as SQA strike action looms