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Scottish programme for government states that the exams will no longer feature in 2025-26, as part of national qualifications reform

Some students would have started exams the day after returning from the Easter break under the Scottish Qualifications Authority’s original plans

Former education secretary tells ÌÇÐÄVlog he is ‘shocked’ by teachers’ strong ‘rejection’ of the current GCSE English, as he launches report written for OCR

Many students who achieve a ‘reasonable’ GCSE grade still struggle with basic maths, experts warn and make seven recommendations

The panel supporting Professor Becky Francis’ government curriculum and assessment review has been unveiled

If we genuinely want all students to be proficient in maths and English, we need a different kind of assessment, says ASCL’s general secretary

‘Significant change’ to Scottish qualifications and national education agencies is required – not a ‘surface makeover’, says education directors’ body ADES

Schools continue to face long-lasting impacts of the pandemic, including worsening mental health and high absence, leaders warn

With a vast array of exam data published for GCSE results day, we’ve picked through the key information to share the most interesting and unexpected insights

It has designed measures to stop time zone differences from being exploited to share exam content and will be introduced for the November exams

In the wake of this year’s exam results in Scotland, the education secretary flagged a ‘wide degree of variation’ between councils – but how useful are pass rates as a measure of success?

Chief regulator Sir Ian Bauckham also says we must ‘absolutely focus’ on tackling regional attainment gaps revealed in today’s GCSE results