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An international principal in Japan explains why the school created its own diploma programme, the work done to get it off the ground and the reaction from its community

Scotland’s education secretary attempts to ease concerns that little progress has been made on reforming assessment and qualifications since the June 2023 Hayward report

Hayward review consultation sheds light on how the Scottish education sector wants qualifications reformed, drawing on the views of more than 11,000 people

The longer Scottish schools wait for change, the more students are disadvantaged by a qualifications and assessment system that is not fit for purpose, says Peter Bain

The delay has been called ‘frustrating’ for schools that will have spent time preparing for the testing changes, which were set to start in the 2024-25 autumn term

Around 400 staff will strike tomorrow in a dispute over pay that Unite says will have ‘a major impact’ on exams – but the SQA says the union is ‘scaremongering’

This week’s essential education news includes ÌÇÐÄVlog analysis of what the biggest MATs paid their chief executives last year, and new government guidance recommending that schools ban phones

The government turns down recommendations for 11-16 changes made by a House of Lords committee

Charles Clarke will chair a review of secondary education for OCR, which will publish policy proposals in the summer

Schools and colleges that do not meet minimum teaching hours for maths and English GCSE resit students will face funding cuts

Secondary school leaders fear a ‘lost opportunity’ for Scottish education if reforms do not take shape soon, says Graham Hutton

Education secretary says presenting students for an N4 and N5 in the same subject is leading to ‘unnecessary additional workload’ and damaging students’ confidence