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Teachers in ‘invidious position’, facing ‘intrusive parental interest’ over GCSE and A-level grading, says Ofqual boss

Heads call for itemised list of exam board costs in wake of GCSE and A-level cancellation

Ex-chair of exams regulator admits it allowed some results to go through in 2020 ‘knowing that they would need to be changed on appeal’

Union hits out at SQA plans to check grades submitted by schools during the summer holidays

Ofqual will consult on exams 2022 – the challenges of teacher-assessed grades must be recognised, says Yvonne Williams

EIS chief also says that Education Scotland’s inspection and school support roles should be split

Plans to lift mandatory fieldwork requirements for another year are ‘out of kilter’ with educational recovery, says charity

Like ‘climbing Mount Everest with a route drawn on a napkin’ – teachers’ difficulties grading GCSEs and A levels

Eight in 10 teachers think the workload in grading GCSEs and A levels this year has been too much, a ÌÇÐÄVlog poll shows

Many in teaching view multiple-choice quizzes as little more than a starter activity but, when Elena Russell introduced this style of questioning across her English department to formally test students, she found it to be a rigorous way of checking understanding – with the added bonus of reducing staff workload

First minister Nicola Sturgeon faces accusations that a second grading crisis is looming in Scotland

ÌÇÐÄVlog Scotland reporter Emma Seith picks apart some of the recent spin about SQA assessment in 2021