Tuesday
Somerville: If a teacher gives you an A, you get an A
No one is coming to overrule a teacher’s judgement of a student’s grade, says education secretary
GCSEs 2021: Cut appeals with transparency, schools told
Exam board guidance tells schools to be open with students about the evidence used to determine GCSE and A-level grades
Thursday
How will this year’s appeals process work in Scotland?
Teachers fear the 2021 appeals process will see them working this summer – we look at the details
Nicola Sturgeon: I have full confidence in the SQA
First minister grilled in the Scottish Parliament over concerns about 2021 SQA appeals process
Will there be a Mexican standoff over grades in August?
What will happen when exam boards challenge a centre’s TAGs, and the centre does not give ground, asks Kevin Stannard
Wednesday
SQA appeals 2021: Grades could go down as well as up
Long-overdue details on 2021 SQA appeals have been revealed by education secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville
School exam data used to spot ‘unexpected’ grades
Schools’ historical exam data will be used to challenge ‘anomalous’ results this year in ‘most’ Scottish council areas
Ofqual adds lost learning data expert to advisory board
Assessment data expert Daisy Christodoulou has been highlighting the impact of Covid school closures on attainment
Tuesday
No ban for head who changed pupils’ SPaG test answers
Misconduct panel found a strong public interest in retaining ex-head in teaching, despite his ‘dishonest’ actions
‘My students aren’t failing - the system is’
The stress of this year’s unfair assessment system in Scotland could easily have been avoided, says this teacher
