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We know that exam grades are changed each year due to challenges but the problem of marking errors is likely much bigger than anyone realises, says Dennis Sherwood

Each year, the Scottish Qualifications Authority produces course reports for individual subjects. In this ongoing series, we take one subject at a time and look at some key advice from 2024

Six subjects will have digital exams from 2026, before a global rollout across the full Cambridge curriculum

The warning comes as a poll reveals more than four in 10 teachers say their school or college experienced a cyber incident during the last academic year

This year, maths became the first subject to surpass 100,000 entries. Experts tell ÌÇÐÄVlog what makes it a good qualification – and how it could better prepare students for real-world maths

Influential figures in Scottish education call for a truly independent inspectorate to emerge from reforms amid concerns that existing approaches fail to provide a national overview

Around £10 million is needed to bring the technology at Scotland’s qualifications body up to date, says SQA chief executive – who blames its outdated IT systems for blank results-day emails

The Scottish government’s response to the Hayward review is symptomatic of a myriad of missed opportunities for the country’s education system, says Barry Black

Professor Becky Francis warns that the current system is failing a third of pupils and says the review will focus on disadvantaged students

Speaking at the Labour Party Conference, the education secretary says making the panel bigger would risk it becoming ‘over-wieldy’

The way the Higher history exam was marked this year is to be scrutinised after the pass rate dropped by over 10 percentage points

School Leaders Scotland responds after the long-awaited government response to the Hayward review of qualifications and assessment, and also shares its view on the country’s education bill