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The DfE says students should be tested in ‘exam-like conditions’ in case GCSEs and A levels are scrapped owing to Covid again next summer

Secondary students who say they are multilingual outperform their peers in non-language subjects, research shows

Department for Education says it is ‘engaging with’ TikTok after heads’ warning over ‘highly insulting’ videos

Exam reform must not increase the burden on Scottish teachers, says author of report on future of qualifications

The union Unite says SQA staff have been left in limbo – with no job security – following the government’s decision to replace the agency

The Scottish government has said that it backs reform of national qualifications and assessment – but the big question is how far it is willing to go, writes Emma Seith

What the latest data reveals about GCSE and A level results during the pandemic

Measures such as placing more difficult questions towards the end of papers could be introduced to make assessments more accessible

The disadvantage gap had widened by 6 per cent for primary pupils and 7 per cent for secondary students by the end of the second Covid lockdown

The beleaguered Scottish Qualifications Authority might be living on borrowed time, but the recent scrutiny over its exam policies has highlighted key equality issues

The Scottish government supports qualifications reform – but externally assessed exams will remain, says minister

Spelling, punctuation and grammar matters in exams, so we need to notice and correct these common mistakes when they crop up in secondary schools, says Laura Tsabet