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Teachers are exhausted – but SQA results day 2021 could mark a big turning point, says secondary teacher Glen Fraser

Legal offers to help ‘privileged few...pick over’ teacher-assessed grades are ‘depressing’ and ‘immoral’, say teachers and heads

If ministers blame teachers for any problems with GCSE and A-level results, they will be met with ‘fire and fury’, says teachers’ leader

Ofqual reveals how it will be investigating appeal complaints but says it cannot force boards to ‘look at appeals again’

Sir Kevan Collins says schools have been left in ‘invidious position’ over how to assess students fairly in pandemic

EXCLUSIVE: Teachers say ‘vague’ guidance from Ofqual and exam boards led to uneven processes between schools and colleges

The ‘gold standard’ of five Highers is a narrow and elitist benchmark of success and should not be used to pass judgement on a student’s achievements or those of their school, argues John Rutter

The TAGs system risks destroying the all-important trust between teachers and students, writes Jon Severs

When the 2021 GCSE and A-level exams were cancelled because of Covid, teachers were given the onerous task of grading their own students’ work. They spoke to the ÌÇÐÄVlog features team about their experiences

Awarding higher grades to make up for lost learning could be ‘killing with kindness’, expert claims

As we await the release of teacher-assessed grades next week, what are the issues teachers will be looking out for?

What should a teacher do if a student blames them for not getting the GCSE grade they think they deserve this year? ÌÇÐÄVlog rounds up advice for those preparing for that possibility