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We show the 30 subjects with most entries at SQA Higher level in 2024, and how this list compares with 2019 – the last year before the Covid pandemic

Traditional methods of marking in maths can miss students who are brilliant problem-solvers, says David Thomas, who suggests a new approach

After education secretary Jenny Gilruth drew attention to a ‘wide degree of variation in results’, we look at the size of that disparity at National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher

While exams were sat as normal this year, the reality is that students have experienced years of disruption – posing problems for them and how schools will be judged on their outcomes

We show the percentage mark that students needed to pass an SQA Higher course in each subject, as the 2024 results data is published

This year’s Scottish Qualifications Authority annual results data shows pass rates down and the attainment gap is now wider than it was in 2019 at National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher

Ramping up internal assessment and reducing reliance on exams requires more teachers – but councils say they can’t afford them and universities are struggling to recruit

If a student’s GCSE or A-level exam results seem surprisingly low and they’re sure they answered all the questions, it’s worth considering this possibility

New research has analysed GCSE literature texts against popular fiction – and found three key reasons why so many young people struggle with the qualification

Once students close their GCSE and A-level exam papers, they might be out of sight, out of mind. But where do the papers go? ÌÇÐÄVlog follows their journey through the exam factory

The release of Scottish Qualifications Authority data each August marks an important point in the calendar – but data doesn’t tell the true story of students’ achievements, says the general secretary of School Leaders Scotland

As Scottish schools wait to see what exams reform will look like, David Cameron weighs up what assessment should look like in the years ahead