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Independent schools have best success rate with SQA appeals, while there are also significant differences by subject and level of deprivation, official data shows

The Scottish government must ensure ‘strong accountability’ of the new bodies and a ‘more coherent vision’ for education reform, say MSPs

There was a strong reaction to the removal of Sunset Song – Andy Leask takes a look at this and other omissions, as well as new inclusions in the updated list of Scottish set texts in Higher English

New Ofqual data on requests for this summer’s GCSE, AS- and A-level assessments have been released. ÌÇÐÄVlog breaks down the highlights

Sharp 44 per cent year-on-year increase in entries to GCSE English language from Year 13s, Ofqual data shows

Students from both state and private schools saw A-level average point scores increase, but the gap in outcomes between the two remains

Robert Burns also no longer features as a discrete writer after low uptake, as SQA adds ‘more modern and diverse texts’ to the list

In response to the review’s call for evidence, sector organisations recommend changes to assessments and the scrapping of performance measures

Curriculum and assessment review submission sees union call for new literacy and numeracy assessments

Plans for all senior students to undertake a project were recently rejected by the Scottish government, but it name-checked several organisations that had impressed with their interdisciplinary work. Emma Seith speaks to one of them

Organisation’s head of assessment talks to ÌÇÐÄVlog about its plan to move to digital exams, which has been broadly welcomed by IB school leaders

Exam board also talks up high-stakes end-of-year exams as a way of assessing students efficiently and fairly